History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-II)
'The King allows such freedom that every man may come and go and live according to his own creed without suffering any annoyance and without enquiry, whether he is a Christian, Jew, Moor or Hindu.' Which of the following travellers recorded this observation about the Vijayanagara king?
ABarbosa ✓ Correct
BAbdur Razzaq
CDomingo Paes
DNicolo de Conti
Correct answer: (A) Barbosa — It was Barbosa, so the answer is Barbosa.
Explanation
★It was Barbosa, so the answer is Barbosa.
★Barbosa recorded the observation about the freedom allowed by the Vijayanagara king.
★Barbosa came to India in 1500 and returned to Portugal in 1517-18.
★He came during the rule of Krishnadeva Raya.
★He gave detailed information about the history of the Deccan in his account.
★So the traveller who recorded this observation was Barbosa.
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