History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2019 History
By which name did the French traveller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier call the capital city of Golconda?
AGolconda
BBhagnagar ✓ Correct
CFalaknuma
DHyderabad
Correct answer: (B) Bhagnagar — Tavernier called it Bhagnagar, so the answer is Bhagnagar.
Explanation
★Tavernier called it Bhagnagar, so the answer is Bhagnagar.
★Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was a French traveller who visited India several times.
★He repeatedly visited Golconda, the Deccan kingdom ruled by the Qutb Shahi dynasty.
★He came to India when Shah Jahan's four sons were battling for the succession.
★He called the capital of Golconda by the name Bhagnagar.
★So Tavernier's name for the capital city was Bhagnagar.
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