Which foreign traveller purchased "horses, camels and slaves" as gifts for Muhammad bin Tughlaq?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Ibn Battuta
When Ibn Battuta reached Sind, he purchased “horses, camels and slaves” as gifts for Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| – | 23-05 S1* | – | 19-06 S2 | – |
* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “…Sometimes they took social inequities for granted as a ‘natural’ state of affairs. For instance, slaves were openly sold in markets, like any other commodity, and were regularly exchanged as gifts. 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’.…” |