Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Through the Eyes of Travellers

Question:

Who among the following travellers was a historian, doctor and a political philosopher?

Options:

Ibn Battuta

Jean-Baptist Tavernier

Al-Biruni

Francois Bernier

Correct Answer:

Francois Bernier

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Francois Bernier

François Bernier, a Frenchman, was a doctor, political philosopher and historian. Like many others, he came to the Mughal Empire in search of opportunities. He was in India for twelve years, from 1656 to 1668, and was closely associated with the Mughal court, as a physician to Prince Dara Shukoh, the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, and later as an intellectual and scientist, with Danishmand Khan, an Armenian noble at the Mughal court.