History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET July 2018 History
Which of the following pairs (Traveller and Native country) is not correctly matched?
ANicolo de Conti – Italy
BAthanasius Nikitin – Russia
CIbn Battuta – Morocco
DAbdur Razzaq – Syria ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Abdur Razzaq – Syria — The pair Abdur Razzaq and Syria is not correctly matched, so the answer is Abdur Razzaq and Syria.
Explanation
★The pair Abdur Razzaq and Syria is not correctly matched, so the answer is Abdur Razzaq and Syria.
★Abdur Razzaq's native country was Persia, not Syria.
★He was the ambassador of Shahrukh, the Timurid ruler of Persia.
★He visited the Vijayanagara empire in the time of Devaraya II.
★So this pairing is wrong.
★Nicolo de Conti was from Italy, Athanasius Nikitin from Russia, and Ibn Battuta from Morocco.
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