Medieval society through traveller's accounts Flashcards
in which year was Al-Biruni born?
973AD
where was Al-Biruni born?
Khwarzim
who wrote Kitab-ul-Hind?
Al-Biruni
Kitab-ul-Hind was written in which language?
arabic
where was Ibn Battuta born?
Morocco
what is the name of the book written by Ibn Battuta?
Rihla
which Sultan appointed Ibn Battuta as qazi/judge of Delhi?
Muhammad bin Tughlaq
In which year was Bernier’s work published in France?
1670-71
Which European traveller made India his home?
Manucci
Barriers to understanding according to Al-Biruni?
Language
Religious beliefs and practices
Self-absorption and insularity of the local population
Which city was as large as Delhi according to Ibn Battuta?
Daulatabad
Which traveller was against the notion of impurity in caste system?
Al-Biruni
Ibn Battuta was educated in Islamic Law also known as
Shari’a
Who said that the ‘surplus was appropriated by the state’?
Karl Marx
Which traveller gave the description of a temple in Mangalore?
Abdur Razzaq
Who developed the idea of oriental despotism?
Montesquieu
Who described about the sati in his writings?
Bernier
The head of the ‘mahajans’ a group under merchant class is called as______?
Sheth
Who invaded Khwarzim in 1017?
Sultan Mahmud
At what age did Al-Biruni die?
70
Which traveller visited both India and China?
Marco Polo
The term ‘Hindu’ originated from which language?
Persian
Who described about the Vijayanagar Empire?
Abdur Razzaq
Ibn Battuta reached Sind in which year?
1333
What are the places Ibn Battuta has visited?
China
Sri Lanka
Sumatra
Marco Polo belonged to which place?
Venice
When did the Portuguese arrive in India?
1500
Which Portuguese traveller translated Indian texts into European languages?
Jesuit Roberto Nobili