Foreign Travellers Flashcards

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Marco Polo (1288-1292 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Pandya Kingdom. Details: Italian traveler who visited South India during the reign of the Pandya Kingdom.

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Ibn-e-Batuta (1333-1342 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Mohammad Bin Tughlaq. Details: Moroccan traveler who visited India during the reign of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq.

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Nicoloi Conti (1420-1422 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Dev Ray I (Vijayanagara). Details: Italian traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Dev Ray I.

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Tsang Hi (1421-1431 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jalaluddin of Bengal. Details: Chinese traveler who visited Bengal during the reign of Jalaluddin.

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Abdur Razzak (1442-1443 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Dev Ray II (Vijayanagara). Details: Iranian ambassador who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Dev Ray II.

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Athnasius Nikitin (1470-1474 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Mohammad III Bahmani. Details: Russian traveler who visited the Bahmani Sultanate during the reign of Mohammad III.

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Bartholomu Diaz (1503-1508 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Deccan. Details: Italian boatman who traveled to the Deccan region.

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Eduardo Barbosa (1516-1518 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Krishna Dev Ray (Vijayanagara). Details: Portuguese traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Krishna Dev Ray.

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Domingo’s Paes (1520-1522 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Krishna Dev Ray (Vijayanagara). Details: Portuguese traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Krishna Dev Ray.

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Nuniz (1535-1537 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Achyut Dev Ray (Vijayanagara). Details: Portuguese merchant who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Achyut Dev Ray.

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Anthony Monserrate (1578-1582 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Akbar. Details: Portuguese priest who visited India during the reign of Akbar.

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Ralph Fitch (1585-1591 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Akbar. Details: First English traveler to visit India during the reign of Akbar.

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Ceaser Fredrisch (16th Century)

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Contemporary Ruler: Vijayanagara. Details: Portuguese traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire.

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John Linscoten (16th Century)

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Contemporary Ruler: Vijayanagara. Details: Dutch traveler who visited the Vijayanagara Empire.

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Lama Taranath (16th Century)

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Contemporary Ruler: Eastern India. Details: Tibetan Buddhist traveler who visited Eastern India.

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Captain Hawkins (1608-1613 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: English traveler who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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William Finch (1608-1612 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: English traveler who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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John Jourdain (1608-1617 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: Portuguese traveler who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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Nicholas Downton (1608-1615 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: English Navy officer who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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Nicholas Withington (1612-1616 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: English traveler who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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Thomas Coryat (1612-1617 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: English traveler who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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Sir Thomas Roe (1615-1619 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: English Ambassador who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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Paul Canning (1615-1625 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: English traveler who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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Edward Terry (1616-1619 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: English priest who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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Francisco Pelsaert (1620-1627 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: Dutch traveler who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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Pietra Della Valle (1622-1660 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Jahangir. Details: Italian traveler who visited India during the reign of Jahangir.

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John Luyatt (1626-1633 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Shahjahan. Details: Dutch traveler who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan.

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John Fryer (1627-1681 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Shahjahan. Details: English traveler who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan.

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Peter Mundy (1630-1634 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Shahjahan. Details: Italian traveler who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan.

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Tavernier (1641-1687 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Shahjahan & Aurangzeb. Details: French jeweler who visited India during the reigns of Shahjahan and Aurangzeb.

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Manucci (1656-1687 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Aurangzeb. Details: Italian traveler who visited India during the reign of Aurangzeb.

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Bernier (1658-1668 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Aurangzeb. Details: French doctor who visited India during the reign of Aurangzeb.

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Jean Thevenot (1666-1668 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Aurangzeb. Details: French traveler who visited India during the reign of Aurangzeb.

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Gemelli Careri (1695-1697 AD)

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Contemporary Ruler: Aurangzeb. Details: Italian traveler who visited India during the reign of Aurangzeb.