John Albert de Mandelslo (1616-44) was a German adventurer. He began his career as an attache in the court of the Duke of Holstein in Germany. In 1635 the Duke sent ambassadors to the courts of Russia and Persia. Mandelslo travelled with this mission for nearly three years and then in 1638 left them and sailed from Ispahan to India landing at Surat in April of that year. Here he journeyed through the cities of Gujarat, and thence to the Mughal court at Agra and Lahore. From there he returned to Surat and sailed for England in January 1639. This is a rare recording his experiences in India in the reign of Shah Jahan and a valuable source of information on the political and social conditions of the country at that time. Some accounts of places he gives are second hand?but?he?always?makes?a?mention?of?this?fact.
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M.S. Commissariat, was in Indian Educational Service; Professor of History and Political Economy, Gujarat College, Ahmadabad; Fellow of the?University?of?Bombay.
Introduction . XI
Preface To The English Edition Of 1662.. XIX
I. Mandelslo'S Stay At Surat 1
II. Mandelslo'S Journey From Surat To Ahmadabad . 13
III. Mandelslo At Ahmadabad
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IV. Mandelslo'S VIsits To Azam Khan, The Mogul Governor At Ahmadabad 31
V. Mandelslo At Cambay . 41 VI. Mandelslo'S Return Journey To Surat And His Last Days In Gujarat 50
VII. Mandelslo'S VIsit To Loa It 57
VIII. Mandelslo'S General Account Of The Portuguese In Goa . 72
IX. Mandelslo'S Voyage From Ceylon To The English Channel 85
X. Mandelslo'S Arrival In England And The Last Days Of His Travels . 92
