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Hardback. Condition: New. What was an Indian prince doing in the retinue of a French envoy at Constantinople in 1796? When Sultan Selim III, struck by the unusual sight of a fellow Muslim in a French cortège, asked how this prince had come to be there, Ahmad Khan began to tell him his extraordinary story.A Passage to Europe traces Ahmad Khan's journey from Gujarat to Constantinople, revolutionary France, London and back again. His voyage began with the annexation of Broach by the East India Company. Twenty years later, he reached London to seek redress. The British government paid his expenses, but although his tale was true, Khan was not the man he claimed to be. Branded a spy, he was arrested, and then simply vanished.Following the elusive paper trail, Rahul Markovits brings to life the astonishing odyssey of this unlikely traveller, revealing a story of empire, intrigue and deception at the dawn of the modern age.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. What was an Indian prince doing in the retinue of a French envoy at Constantinople in 1796? When Sultan Selim III, struck by the unusual sight of a fellow Muslim in a French cortège, asked how this prince had come to be there, Ahmad Khan began to tell him his extraordinary story.A Passage to Europe traces Ahmad Khan's journey from Gujarat to Constantinople, revolutionary France, London and back again. His voyage began with the annexation of Broach by the East India Company. Twenty years later, he reached London to seek redress. The British government paid his expenses, but although his tale was true, Khan was not the man he claimed to be. Branded a spy, he was arrested, and then simply vanished.Following the elusive paper trail, Rahul Markovits brings to life the astonishing odyssey of this unlikely traveller, revealing a story of empire, intrigue and deception at the dawn of the modern age.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. What was an Indian prince doing in the retinue of a French envoy at Constantinople in 1796? When Ottoman Emperor Selim III, struck by the unusual sight of a fellow Muslim in a French cortege, asked how he came to be there, Ahmad Khan told him his extraordinary story.A Passage to Europe traces the journey of Indian prince Ahmad Khan from Gujarat to Constantinople, revolutionary France, London and back again. His voyage began in 1772 with the annexation of the coastal town of Broach by the East India Company; two decades later, he reached London seeking redress. The British government looked into his case, but although his tale was true, Khan was not the man he claimed to be. Back in Bombay, authorities arrested and imprisoned him for being a spy, and then he simply vanished.Uncovering the elusive paper trail, Rahul Markovits brings to life the remarkable journey of this unlikely travellers passage to Europe, revealing a story of empire, intrigue and deception at the dawn of the modern age.'An outstanding piece of work, impressively original in its approach.a very rich field of enquiry. Professor Polly OHanlon, University of OxfordAn engrossing read.a refreshing new angle on the Age of Revolutions. Intriguing and entertaining. Sanjay Subrahmanyam, University of CaliforniaA fascinating and scholarly epic of trans-cultural sleuthing. A Passage to Europe challenges Euro-centric accounts of imperial endeavour. John Keay, author of India: A HistoryA masterclass in forensic archival research. Few historians have succeeded in bringing to life such an important but hitherto unknown figure. John Zubrzycki, author of Empire of Enchantment: The Story of Indian Magic In A Passage to Europe, Rahul Markovits traces Ahmad Khans journey from Gujarat to Paris during the Reign of Terror. Through petitions and encounters across colonial India, the Ottoman Empire and Revolutionary France, he offers a counter to Eurocentric histories, revealing the global politics of mobility. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. What was an Indian prince doing in the retinue of a French envoy at Constantinople in 1796? When Sultan Selim III, struck by the sight of a fellow Muslim in a French cortege, asked how he got there, he was told the traveller s extraordinary story. It had begun in 1772 with the annexation by the East India Company of Broach, a coastal town in Gujarat. Twenty years later, four sons of the town s deposed nawab headed towards London to seek redress. One of them, Ahmad Khan, reached Paris during the Reign of Terror and told his story to the new Revolutionary regime. Yet, although his tale was true, he was not the man he claimed to be. Uncovering the elusive paper trail of a group of travellers across early colonial India, the Ottoman Empire, and Revolutionary France, Markovits pieces together an astonishing range of fragments from a vast multilingual archive to illuminate in vivid detail how navigating regimes of protection and assistance was key to their securing a passage to Europe. The petitions the travellers submitted along the way and the stories of travails they contained were instrumental in fuelling their journey. They are also recognisably counter-narratives to dominant Eurocentric accounts of the Age of Revolutions. Taking readers backstage to challenge them into thinking how these stories can be turned into history, this book looking at the material world of travellers, passing strategies, identification, translation and mistranslation, and the global micro-politics of mobility more generally represents a brilliant and immensely readable contribution to connected histories.…

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