Iʿtiṣām al-Dīn - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Iʿtiṣām al-Dīn - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Fisher, Michael H.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062282
Doc. NO	:	ALei2679
Main Entry	:	Fisher, Michael H.
Title & Author	:	Iʿtiṣām al-Dīn - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Fisher, Michael H.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,016 words)
Abstract	:	Shaykh Iʿtiṣām al-Dīn b. Shaykh Tāj al-Dīn (c. 1142–1214/1730–1800) was the first Indian diplomatic representative from the Mughal emperor to the British king and later wrote an autobiographical travel narrative about his experiences in Britain and France in 1180–1/1766–7. He was born in Nadia District (in present-day West Bengal, India) to a traditional service-elite family. They claimed to be sayyid s (descendants of the Prophet) who had immigrated from Iran to escape the Mongols. He trained as a munshī (secretary)
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2679.pdf