Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: An Imperial Capital: Vijayanagara

Question:

Abdur Razzaq, who visited Calicut (present-day Kozhikode) in the fifteenth-century was:

Options:

Merchant of Aleppo

Traveler from Basra

Wrestler from Mysore

Ambassador of Persia

Correct Answer:

Ambassador of Persia

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Ambassador of Persia

Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi was a 15th-century Persian diplomat, scholar, and traveler who visited Calicut (present-day Kozhikode, Kerala) in 1442–1444 CE as the ambassador of the ruler of Persia.