international
What news reports from 1600s tell us about life in Mughal India
Key takeaways
- India correspondent Published3 hours ago While Europe was inventing newspapers, Mughal India had its own news network.
- From the late 16th Century, armies of scribes, agents and secretaries compiled akhbarat - brief news reports on court intrigue, military campaigns, appointments, finances and gossip.
- Written in Persian on brittle paper in hurried hands, they formed the Mughal empire's information network: part intelligence brief, part official circular, part news bulletin.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Heritage Images via Getty Images Image caption, Aurangzeb, carried on a palanquin in this 1775 painting, was the Mughal emperor whose reign remains among the most debated and controversial in Indian history
India correspondent Published3 hours ago While Europe was inventing newspapers, Mughal India had its own news network.
From the late 16th Century, armies of scribes, agents and secretaries compiled akhbarat - brief news reports on court intrigue, military campaigns, appointments, finances and gossip.
Article preview — originally published by BBC World. Full story at the source.
Read full story on BBC World →
More top stories
Also covered by
Aggregated and edited by the Scoop newsroom. We surface news from BBC World alongside other reporting so you can compare coverage in one place.
Editorial policy · Corrections · About Scoop