History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2013 History
Who stated that twenty thousand men worked incessantly to construct the Taj Mahal?
AManucci
BAbdul Hamid Lahori
CTavernier ✓ Correct
DShah Nawaz Khan
Correct answer: (C) Tavernier — Tavernier stated this, so the answer is Tavernier.
Explanation
★Tavernier stated this, so the answer is Tavernier.
★The French traveller Tavernier visited India six times between 1638 and 1663.
★He was a jeweller and dealer in gems who came during the reigns of Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb.
★He wrote his memoir titled Travels in India.
★In it he gave a vivid description of the Mughal court and its riches.
★His remark about twenty thousand workers on the Taj is often quoted.
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