Ibn Batuta, an African traveller, visited India during the reign of the following ruler.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Mohammad bin Tughlaq
Ibn Battuta, a traveller from Tangier in Morocco (North Africa), reached India in 1333, during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq of the Delhi Sultanate. The Sultan appointed him the qazi (judge) of Delhi, and in 1342 sent him as his envoy to the Mongol ruler of China. Ibn Battuta wrote about his travels in Arabic in a book called the Rihla, which describes life in the Sultanate in vivid detail.