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Peter Pope (translator)
Peter Pope (born ), also known in Latin as Petrus Papa, was an Indian Anglicanism, Anglican translator, interpreter, and missionary, known for being the first South Asians, South Asian to visit England, in addition to being the first Christianization, Christianised one; he was also the first to publish any works in England. Biography Born in Bengal around 1600, then a part of the Mughal Empire, he traveled with the East India Company chaplain Patrick Copland (chaplain), Patrick Copland to London in 1614, where he received a religious education. He reportedly picked up English and Latin considerably quickly, becoming an interpreter and translator shortly thereafter. On one occasion, he Publishing, published and sold his translation of Patrick Copland's sermon delivered in Cheapside, titled "Virginia's God be Thanked"; this is speculated to be the first work "by an Indian to be published in England." On 22 December 1616, he was Baptism, baptized by James VI and I, King James Iâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Subah
The Bengal Subah (Bengali language, Bengali: āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻž, ), also referred to as Mughal Bengal and Bengal State (after 1717), was one of the puppet states and the largest subah, subdivision of The Mughal India, Mughal Empire encompassing much of the Bengal region, which includes modern-day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and some parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar Subah, Bihar (from 1733), Jharkhand and Odisha between the 16th and 18th centuries. The state was established following the dissolution of the Bengal Sultanate, a major trading nation in the world, when the region was absorbed into the Mughal Empire. Bengal was the wealthiest region in the Indian subcontinent. Bengal Subah has been variously described the "Paradise of Nations" and the "Golden Age of Bengal". It alone accounted for 40% of Dutch East India Company, Dutch imports from Asia. The eastern part of Bengal was globally prominent in industries such as textile manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
