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Richard Hall. Empires of the Monsoon
EMPIRES OF. THE MONSOON
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD
A NOTE ON SPELLINGS
ONE. Wonders of India, Treasures of China
TWO. Lure of the African Shore
THREE. The Mystery of the Waqwaqs
FOUR. Islam Rules in the Land of Zanj
FIVE. On the Silk Route to Cathay
SIX. A Princess for King Arghon
SEVEN. The Wandering Sheikh Goes South
EIGHT. Adventures in India and China
NINE. Armadas of the Three-Jewel Eunuch
TEN. Ma Huan and the House of God
ELEVEN. The King of the African Castle
TWELVE. Prince Henry’s Far Horizons
THIRTEEN. Commanding the Guinea Coast
FOURTEEN. The Shape of the Indies
FIFTEEN. The Lust for Pepper, the Hunt for Prester John
SIXTEEN. The Spy Who Never Came Home
SEVENTEEN. Kings and Gods in the City of Victory
EIGHTEEN. Da Gama Enters the Tropical Ocean
NINETEEN. A First Sight of India
TWENTY. The Fateful Pride of Ibn Majid
TWENTY-ONE. Sounds of Europe’s Rage
TWENTY-TWO. The Vengeance of da Gama
TWENTY-THREE. The Viceroy in East Africa
TWENTY-FOUR. Defeating the Ottoman Turks at Diu
TWENTY-FIVE. The Great Afonso de Albuquerque
TWENTY-SIX. Ventures into the African Interior
TWENTY-SEVEN. From Massawa to the Mountains
TWENTY-EIGHT. At War with the Left-handed Invader
TWENTY-NINE. Taking Bible and Sword to Monomotapa
THIRTY. Turkish Adventurers, Hungry Cannibals
THIRTY-ONE. The Renegade Sultan
THIRTY-TWO. The Lost Pride of Lusitania
THIRTY-THREE. Calvinists, Colonists and Pirates
THIRTY-FOUR. Ethiopia and the Hopes of Rome
THIRTY-FIVE. The Great Siege of Fort Jesus
THIRTY-SIX. Western Aims, Eastern Influences
THIRTY-SEVEN. Settlers on India’s Southern Approaches
THIRTY-EIGHT. The Seas beyond Napoleon’s Reach
THIRTY-NINE. The French Redoubt and the Isle of Slaves
FORTY ‘Literally a Blank in Geography’
FORTY-ONE. Two Ways with the Spoils of War
FORTY-TWO. The Sultan and the King’s Navy
FORTY-THREE. Stepping Back from East Africa
FORTY-FOUR. The Americans Discover Zanzibar
FORTY-FIVE. Looking Westwards from the Raj
FORTY-SIX. Portents of Change in the ‘English Lake’
FORTY-SEVEN. In the Footsteps of a Missionary
FORTY-EIGHT. Warriors, Hunters and Traders
FORTY-NINE. A Proclamation at the Custom House
FIFTY. Meeting the Lords of the Interior
FIFTY-ONE. The Failure of a Philanthropic Scotsman
FIFTY-TWO. Imperialism Abhors a Vacuum
FIFTY-THREE. Bismarck and the Gesellschaft
FIFTY-FOUR. Africa Hears the Maxims of Faith and War
FIFTY-FIVE. From Sultan’s Island to Settlers’ Highlands
Epilogue
GENERAL INDEX
INDEX OF PERSONAL NAMES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TEXTUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FURTHER READING
PART ONE: A World Apart
PART TWO: The Cannons of Christendom
PART THREE: An Enforced Tutelage
COMMENTARY
FOREWORD
PART ONE. CHAPTER 1 Wonders of India, Treasures of China
CHAPTER 2 Lure of the African Shore
CHAPTER 3 The Mystery of the Waqwaqs
CHAPTER 4 Islam Rules the Land of Zanj
CHAPTER 5 On the Silk Route to Cathay
CHAPTER 6 A Princess for King Arghon
CHAPTER 7 The Wandering Sheikh goes South
CHAPTER 8 Adventures in India and China
CHAPTER 9 Armadas of the Three-Jewel Eunuch
CHAPTER 10 Ma Huan and the House of God
CHAPTER 11 The King of the African Castle
PART TWO. CHAPTER 12 Prince Henry’s Far Horizons
CHAPTER 13 Commanding the Guinea Coast
CHAPTER 14 The Shape of the Indies
CHAPTER 15 The Lust for Pepper, the Hunt for Prester John
CHAPTER 16 The Spy Who Never Came Home
CHAPTER 17 Kings and Gods in the City of Victory
CHAPTER 18 Da Gama Enters the Tropical Ocean
CHAPTER 19 A First Sight of India
CHAPTER 20 The Fateful Pride of Ibn Majid
CHAPTER 21 Sounds of Europe’s Rage
CHAPTER 22 The Vengeance of da Gama
CHAPTER 23 The Viceroy in East Africa
CHAPTER 24 Defeating the Ottoman Turks at Diu
CHAPTER 25 The Great Afonso de Albuquerque
CHAPTER 26 Ventures into the African Interior
CHAPTER 27 From Massawa to the Mountains
CHAPTER 28 At War with the Left-handed Invader
CHAPTER 29 Taking Bible and Sword to Monomotapa
CHAPTER 30 Turkish Adventurers, Hungry Cannibals
CHAPTER 31 The Renegade Sultan
CHAPTER 32 The Lost Pride of Lusitania
CHAPTER 33 Calvinists, Colonists and Pirates
CHAPTER 34 Ethiopia and the Hopes of Rome
CHAPTER 35 The Great Siege of Fort Jesus
CHAPTER 36 Western Aims, Eastern Influences
PART THREE. CHAPTER 37 Settlers on India’s Southern Approaches
CHAPTER 38 The Seas beyond Napoleon’s Reach
CHAPTER 39 The French Redoubt and the Isle of Slaves
CHAPTER 40 ‘Literally a Blank in Geography’
CHAPTER 41 Two Ways with the Spoils of War
CHAPTER 42 The Sultan and the King’s Navy
CHAPTER 43 Stepping back from East Africa
CHAPTER 44 The Americans Discover Zanzibar
CHAPTER 45 Looking Westwards from the Raj
CHAPTER 46 Portents of Change in the ‘English Lake’
CHAPTER 47 In the Footsteps of a Missionary
CHAPTER 48 Warriors, Hunters and Traders
CHAPTER 49 A Proclamation at the Custom House
CHAPTER 50 Meeting the Lords of the Interior
CHAPTER 51 The Failure of a Philanthropic Scotsman
CHAPTER 52 Imperialism Abhors a Vacuum
CHAPTER 53 Bismarck and the Gesellschaft
CHAPTER 54 Africa Hears the Maxims of Faith and War
CHAPTER 55 From Sultan’s Island to Settlers’ Highlands
EPILOGUE
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