Tracing Changes Through A Thousand Years — Social Studies STD 7 — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social StudiesTracing Changes Through A Thousand Years5 Marks
Question
Write a short note on foreign travellers who visited India during Medieval Period.
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Answer
Foreign travellers who visited India during Medieval Period:
i. Ibn Batuta: He came from Morocco in the $14^{\text {th }}$ century $A D$ wrote about the reign on Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq.
ii. Nicole Conti: He came from Venice and gave an account of the kingdom of Vijaynagar and its war with Bahmani kings.
iii. Abdur Razzaq: He came from Persia and visited the kingdom of Vijaynagar.
iv. William Hawkins: He came from England and visited the court of Jahangir. His narrative describes the magnificence of the Mughal court.
v. Al-Beruni: He came from Central Asia in the $11^{\text {th }}$ century $A D$ and wrote Tahqiq-i-Hind giving a wealth of information on the culture and economy of medieval India.
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