Adding/improving reference(s)← Previous revisionRevision as of 07:40, 30 October 2026 Line 42: Line 42: He returned to Bengal after a three-year absence due to food problems. He was later employed by the [[British East India Company]] in negotiations with the [[Maratha Empire]]. He travelled with [[Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook|John Hamilton]] to [[Pune]] and drew up treaties and settled peace. Locals gave I'tisam-ud-Din the nickname of ''Bilayet Munshi'' due to him being the first to travel to what was known as the Vilayet.{{cite web|url=https://www.peepaltreepress.com/authors/mirza-itesamuddin|title=Mirza I'tesamuddin|website=Peepal Tree Press}} He returned to Bengal after a three-year absence due to food problems. He was later employed by the [[British East India Company]] in negotiations with the [[Maratha Empire]]. He travelled with [[Sir John Hamilton, 1st Baronet, of Woodbrook|John Hamilton]] to [[Pune]] and drew up treaties and settled peace. Locals gave I'tisam-ud-Din the nickname of ''Bilayet Munshi'' due to him being the first to travel to what was known as the Vilayet.{{cite web|url=https://www.peepaltreepress.com/authors/mirza-itesamuddin|title=Mirza I'tesamuddin|website=Peepal Tree Press}} In 1785, he published the ''Shigurf-nama-i-Wilayat'' (or 'Wonder Book of England'), in the Persian language, detailing his travels. He was the first South Asian to visit [[England]] and describe the journey. The work has been translated into [[Bengali language|Bengali]], English and [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]].{{cite news|title=For casual reader and connoisseur alike|last=Alam|first=Shahid|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=12 May 2012|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-233759}}{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2021|sure=y|reason=This source states [[Ram Mohan Roy]] is "generally thought to be the first Indian to visit Britain and write about it", which would be impossible if I'tisam-ud-Din visited in 1765 and Ram Mohan Roy was born in 1772.}} In 1785, he published the ''Shigurf-nama-i-Wilayat'' (or 'Wonder Book of England'), in the Persian language, detailing his travels.{{Cite web |last=রবিন |first=পারভেজ |date=2024-09-25 |title=বাংলা সাহিত্যে ভ্রমণ কাহিনী |url=https://news39.net/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9/ |access-date=2026-10-30 |website=News39.net |language=bn-BD}} He was the first South Asian to visit [[England]] and describe the journey. The work has been translated into [[Bengali language|Bengali]], English and [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]].{{cite news|title=For casual reader and connoisseur alike|last=Alam|first=Shahid|newspaper=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]|date=12 May 2012|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-233759}}{{Unreliable source?|date=May 2021|sure=y|reason=This source states [[Ram Mohan Roy]] is "generally thought to be the first Indian to visit Britain and write about it", which would be impossible if I'tisam-ud-Din visited in 1765 and Ram Mohan Roy was born in 1772.}} ==Written works== ==Written works==