First Indian Visitor Describes England and European Life // 1785 'Wonders of Vilayet' Primary Source

This extract has been taken from the wonderful book: 'The Wonders of Vilayet: Being the Memoir, Originally in Persian, of a Visit to France and Britain in 1765' by Mirza Sheikh I'tesamuddin and translated by Kaiser Haq. Published by Peepal Tree Press Ltd. (2002) This video is part of a collaboration with 13 other history youtubers - 'Discovery of India'. Video actor and editor: David Kelly

Courtesy of Voices of the Past on YouTube. Watch on YouTube ↗

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