Historicity

The mission of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of Jahangir was not only a remarkable episode in the life of a remarkable man, but an event of high importance in the history of both England and of India. .(1)

• Sir Thomas Roe
• motivations
• ideas and knowledge

1. Pg.17,The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the Court of the Great Mogul,1615-1619,William Foster.
2. pg.1217,Patel Memorial Lectures-1981.Chib N. Som.
3. pg.1218,ibid
4. pg.279,The Emperors of the Peacock Throne,Eraly Abraham.
5. pg.280,ibid.
6. The Men who ruled India,Mason Phillip,Rupa and Co
7. pg.281,Emperors of the Peacock Throne,Eraly Abraham.
8. pg.7,The Men Who Ruled India,Mason Phillip.
9. pg.XIV,The Embassy of Sir Thomas Roe to the court of the Great Mogul 1615-1619,William Foster
10. pg.37,ibid.