Muhammed Ibn Ahmad Abu Raithan al-Baruni came from which country?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Uzbekistan
The scholar named here is al-Biruni (Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Biruni), born in 973 in Khwarizm, a region now in Uzbekistan. He came to India in the train of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, learnt Sanskrit, and wrote the Kitab-ul-Hind, an account in Arabic of Indian religion, philosophy, science and society.