Who among the following has written in detail about the unique communication or about the postal system of Delhi Sultanate?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta was amazed by the efficiency of the postal system of the Delhi Sultanate, which carried spies’ reports from Sind to the Sultan in just five days, and he described its horse-post and foot-post in detail.
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.…” |