Arrange the following foreign travellers’ visit to India in a chronological manner:
(A) Mahmud Wali Balkhi
(B) Duarte Barbosa
(C) Ibn Battuta
(D) Marco Polo
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (D), (C), (B), (A)
(D) Marco Polo — from Italy, thirteenth century (1254-1323).
(C) Ibn Battuta — from Morocco, fourteenth century (1304-77); he reached Sind in 1333.
(B) Duarte Barbosa — from Portugal, sixteenth century; he visited India in 1518.
(A) Mahmud Wali Balkhi — from Balkh, seventeenth century; he spent the years 1626-31 in India.
NCERT: Themes in Indian History Part II — Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers (2026-27)
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