Which of the following writers / chroniclers came with Mahmud Ghazni to India?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Alberuni
Al-Biruni (Alberuni), a scholar from Khwarizm in Central Asia, came to India with the armies of Mahmud of Ghazni in the early eleventh century. He learnt Sanskrit and wrote the Kitab-ul-Hind in Arabic, a detailed account of Indian religion, philosophy, science, customs and society.