Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Through the Eyes of Travellers

Question:
François Bernier, a French doctor, visited India in the Mughal court, as a physician to :
Options:
Shah Jahan
Dara Shikoh
Aurangzeb
Jahangir
Correct Answer:
Dara Shikoh
Explanation:
He was in India for twelve years, from 1656 to 1668, and was closely associated with the Mughal court, as a physician to Prince Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, and later as an intellectual and scientist, with Danishmand Khan, an Armenian noble at the Mughal court.