Arrange the travellers who left written accounts in chronological order.
A. Ibn Batuta
B. Al-Beruni
C. Francois Bernier
D. Duarte Barbosa
E. Marco Polo
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option 1 - B, E, A, D, C
The correct chronological order of the mentioned events is:
B. 973-1048: Muhammad ibn Ahmad Abu Raihan al-Biruni (from Uzbekistan)
E. 1254-1323: Marco Polo (from Italy)
A. 1304-77: Ibn Battuta (from Morocco)
D. 1518: Duarte Barbosa, d.1521 (from Portugal)
C. 1620-88: François Bernier (from France)