Before going to China from India as the envoy of Mohammad Bin Tuglaq, Ibn Battuta visited which of the following countries?
A) Indonesia
B) Vietnam
C) Mauritius
D) Maldives
E) Sri Lanka
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option 4 - D and E
D) Maldives
E) Sri Lanka
With the new assignment, as an envoy to China, Ibn Battuta proceeded to the Malabar coast through central India. From Malabar he went to the Maldives, where he stayed for eighteen months as the qazi, but eventually decided to proceed to Sri Lanka. He then went back once more to the Malabar coast and the Maldives, and before resuming his mission to China, visited Bengal and Assam as well.