This essay, investigating India’s history within the “global early modern” from 1500 to 1800, distinguishes between the “early modern” and the “global early modern.” While the latter label is more inclusive, I conclude that changes visible in earlier periods were more radical, enabling India to participate meaningfully in the “global Middle Ages.” India showed ambivalence in negotiating the “global early modern.”

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全球早期现代

本文考察了 1500 年至 1800 年“全球早期现代”中的印度历史，区分了“早期现代”和“全球早期现代”。虽然后一个标签更具包容性，但我得出的结论是，早期可见的变化更为激进，使印度能够有意义地参与“全球中世纪”。印度在谈判“全球早期现代”时表现出矛盾心理。