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Between the years 1400 and 1800, a significant number of travellers who journeyed to India documented their experiences in Persian travelogues. During the same period, Indian travelers who ventured to Central Asia, Iran, and the Ottoman Empire also occasionally recorded their encounters. These writers were inspired by the works of earlier travelers like Al-Biruni and Ibn Battuta and had often read their writings. Notable among these writers were individuals such as Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi, who explored south India during the 1440s, Mahmud Wali Balkhi, who undertook extensive travels in the 1620s, and Shaikh Ali Hazin, who arrived in north India in the 1740s. |
Who were some of the earlier authors whose works inspired the writers of travelogues mentioned in the passage? |
Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi and Mahmud Balkhi Shaikh Ali Hazin and Al-Biruni Al-Biruni and Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta and Shaikh Ali Hazin |
Al-Biruni and Ibn Battuta |
The passage mentions that the writers of travelogues followed in the footsteps of earlier authors like Al-Biruni and Ibn Battuta. |