The intermediaries who brought the works and views of Mīr Dāmād to India

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1 PhD student in Islamic Philosophy and Wisdom, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran

3 Associate Professor, Philosophy Department, University of Isfahan

10.22111/jsr.2025.47463.2402

Abstract

The philosophical thought of MīrDāmād (d. 1040 AH) is considered as one of the milestones of the presence of Persian philosophers in India. Indian scholars interacted with the scientific personality of MīrDāmād in three general phases: the transferring phase, the spreading phase, and the establishing phase. The transferring phase commenced from the first half of the 11th Century AH, when Indian scholars became acquainted with MīrDāmād. In this paper, with a special focus on this era, we will trace back the historical origins and writings of MīrDāmād in India. We will explain how the philosophical thought of MīrDāmād during his life, and through his works like Jadhawāt, he connected with scientific and political personalities of India, and how it got there. Some of MīrDāmād’s students and family members moved to India. They taught rational and transmitted sciences, and had various political and judicial positions. These personalities were present in various geographic locations in the Indian subcontinent and had a noticeable influence at that time, spreading the works and views of MīrDāmād. The transferring era is strongly linked to the political ties the Safavid rulers had with their eastern neighbours, and the civil relations with the Mughal and Qutb Shahi Dynasties.

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Journal of Subcontinent Researches

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Available Online from 17 February 2025

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