According to Ibn Battuta, what was a postal system in India, wherein horses were stationed at every four miles?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Uluq
Ibn Battuta describes the horse-post, called uluq, as run by royal horses stationed at a distance of every four miles.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.3 A unique system of communication … The state evidently took special measures to encourage merchants. Almost all trade routes were well supplied with inns and guest houses. Ibn Battuta was also amazed by the efficiency of the postal system which allowed merchants to not only send information and remit credit across long distances, but also to dispatch goods required at short notice. The postal system was so efficient that while it took fifty days to reach Delhi from Sind, the news reports of spies would reach the Sultan through the postal system in just five days.…”
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