MCQ Through the eyes of travellers Flashcards
(31 cards)
Where was Al- Biruni from?
Uzbekistan
Where was Marco Polo from?
Italy
Where was Ibn Battuta from?
Morocco
Where was Abd al- Razzaq from?
Samarqand
Where was Afnasi Nikitich Nikitin from ?
Russia
Where was Duarte Barbosa from ?
Portugal
Where was Seydi Ali Reis from ?
Turkey
Where was Antonio Monserrate from ?
Spain
Where was Mahmud Wali Balkhi from ?
Balkh
Where was Peter Mundy from?
England
Where was Jean- Baptiste Travernier from?
France
Where was Francois Bernier from ?
France
When was Al- Biruni born?
973
Languages in which Al- Biruni was well versed
Syriac , Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Sanskrit
How did Al Biruni reach India?
In 1017 when Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarizm he brought back few scholars and poets back to his capital city Ghazni
Who wrote Kitab ul Hind?
Al Biruni
Describe Kitab ul Hind
it is written in Arabic and divided in 80 chapters on subjects such as religion and philosophy, festivals, astronomy, alchemy, manners and customs, social life, weights and measures, iconography, laws and metrology.
He bagan every chapter with a question
Who wrote Rihla ?
Ibn battuta
Describe Rihla
It is written in Arabic and it provides extremely rich and interesting details about the social and cultural life.
Describe Ibn Battuta’s family
It was one of the most respectable and educated families known for their expertise in Islamic Religious law or shari’a
When did Ibn battuta set off for India ?
1332-33
What all places had Ibn battuta visited?
Mecca,Syria,Iraq,Persia,Yemen,Oman and a few trading ports on the coast of East Africa
When did Ibn Battuta reach Sind ?
1333
Which Sultan was impressed by Ibn Battuta and position did he give him?
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq Sultan of Delhi was impressed by his scholarship and appointed him as qazi or judge of Delhi
