History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2012 History
Match List I (Foreign traveller) with List II (Ruler) and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I
- I. Abdur Razzaq
- II. Ibn Battuta
- III. Sidi Ali Reis
- IV. William Finch
List II
- A. Akbar
- b. Muhammad bin Tughlaq
- c. Jahangir
- d. Deva Raya II
AI-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
BI-c, II-b, III-d, IV-a
CI-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a
DI-d, II-b, III-a, IV-c ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) I-d, II-b, III-a, IV-c — The correct match is I-d, II-b, III-a, IV-c.
Explanation
★The correct match is I-d, II-b, III-a, IV-c.
★Abdur Razzaq, the Persian envoy, visited Vijayanagara during the reign of Deva Raya II.
★Ibn Battuta, the Moroccan traveller, came during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
★Sidi Ali Reis, the Ottoman admiral and writer, is keyed here to the time of Akbar.
★William Finch, the English traveller, came during the reign of Jahangir.
★Their accounts are valuable foreign sources for medieval and early Mughal India.
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