Choose the correct statements regarding Ibn Battuta from below:
(A) When Ibn Battuta reached Sind he purchased horses, camels and slaves as gifts for Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
(B) It appears from Ibn Battuta’s account that there were considerable differences among slaves.
(C) As per Ibn Battuta, some female slaves were experts in music and dance.
(D) Ibn Battuta enjoyed female slave performances at the wedding of the Sultan’s sisters.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (C) and (D) only
(A) When Ibn Battuta reached Sind he purchased horses, camels and slaves as gifts for Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Incorrect. The gifts were meant for Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq, not Firoz Shah Tughlaq.
(B) It appears from Ibn Battuta’s account that there were considerable differences among slaves. Correct. His account shows considerable differentiation among slaves: some were gifted to the Sultan, some performed music and dance, some kept watch on nobles, and many did domestic labour.
(C) As per Ibn Battuta, some female slaves were experts in music and dance. Correct. Some female slaves in the service of the Sultan were experts in music and dance.
(D) Ibn Battuta enjoyed female slave performances at the wedding of the Sultan’s sisters. Correct. Ibn Battuta enjoyed their performance at the wedding of the Sultan’s sister.
NCERT (2026-27): “7. Women … When Ibn Battuta reached Sind he purchased ‘horses, camels and slaves’ as gifts for Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq. When he reached Multan, he presented the governor with, ‘a slave and horse together with raisins and almonds’. Muhammad bin Tughlaq, informs Ibn Battuta, was so happy with the sermon of a preacher named Nasiruddin that he gave him ‘a hundred thousand tankas (coins) and two hundred slaves’. It appears from Ibn Battuta’s account that there was considerable differentiation among slaves. Some female slaves in the service of the Sultan were experts in music and dance, and Ibn Battuta enjoyed their performance at the wedding of the Sultan’s sister. Female slaves were also employed by the Sultan to keep a watch on his nobles. Slaves were generally used for domestic labour, and Ibn Battuta found their services particularly indispensable for carrying women and men on palanquins or dola.…” |