COURT AND COAST: THE MUGHAL- PORTUGUESE RELATIONS (1498-1700)

Abstract

This paper examines the intricate Mughal-Portuguese interaction in the Mughal court and on the Indian subcontinent's marine wildernesses from 1498 to 1700. By inspecting the rich association of formal and easy-going contact designed by the ruling nobility between the Mughal court and Portuguese experts in Goa (Estado da India) and Portugal, the work shows the political parts of the Jesuit missions. Furthermore, the issue of the Hajj journey and admission to its sea way, with all its rigid and business proposals, provoked the interest of the Mughals and other Islamic realms in the Indian Ocean. The multi-facet Mughal-Portuguese associations in Gujarat, Konkan, and Bengal, then again, show a powerful political contest for ports between the land-based Mughal Empire, the 'sea borne Portuguese State,' and moving nearby partnerships. This paper certifies how "Mughal Sea mindfulness" showed itself in the space of bullion trade, port association, and transportation out. This speculation, in general, attempts to interface the snared layers of religion, organization, and exchange that are seen at levels of exquisite and maritime associations between the Mughals and Portuguese. Keywords: Mughals-Portuguese Relations, Surat, Court and Coast, Politics and religion