Question
Write a short note on foreign travellers who visited India during Medieval Period.

Answer

Foreign travellers who visited India during Medieval Period:
  1. Ibn Batuta: He came from Morocco in the $14^{th} $century $AD$ wrote about the reign on Mohammad$-$bin$-$Tughlaq.
  2. Nicole Conti: He came from Venice and gave an account of the kingdom of Vijaynagar and its war with Bahmani kings.
  3. Abdur Razzaq: He came from Persia and visited the kingdom of Vijaynagar.
  4. William Hawkins: He came from England and visited the court of Jahangir. His narrative describes the magnificence of the Mughal court.
  5. Al-Beruni: He came from Central Asia in the $11^{th}$ century $AD$ and wrote Tahqiq$-$i$-$Hind giving a wealth of information on the culture and economy of medieval India.

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