Foreign travelers who visited India in Medieval Period – APSC, UPSC and state Exam Notes
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The Indian Sub-continent is one of the earliest civilisations and thus attracted many travellers and scholars since ancient times.
1.Al-Biruni
- Country: Iran
- Period of Travel: 1017 AD
- He travelled to the Indian subcontinent and authored a study of Indian culture Tārīkh al-Hind (History of India) after exploring the Hindu faith practiced in India.
- Under Reign : Sultan of Muhammad of Ghazni
2. Marco Polo
- Country: Italy
- Period of Travel: 1288-1292 AD
- Under Reign : Pandya Kingdom
3. Ibn-e-Batuta
- Countr: Morocco
- Period of Travel: 1333-1342 AD
- Under Reign : Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
4. Nicoloi Conti
- Country: Italy
- Period of Travel: 1420-1422 AD
- Under Reign : Dev Ray I (Vijay Nagar)
- Abdur Razzak-Ambassador
- Country: Iran
- Period of Travel: 1442-1443 AD
- Under Reign : Dev Ray II (Vijay Nagar)
- Athnasius Niketin
- Country: Russia
- Period of Travel: 1470-1474 AD
- Under Reign : Mohammad III Bahmani
- Alberuni’s Description of India
- Bartholomu Diaz
- Country: Italy
- Period of Travel: 1503-1508 AD
- Under Reign : Deccan
- Eduardo Barbosa
- Country: Portugal
- Period of Travel: 1516-1518 AD
- Under Reign : Krishna Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)
- Domingo’s Paes
- Country: Portugal
- Period of Travel: 1520-1522 AD
- Under Reign : Krishna Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)
- Nuniz
- Country: Portugal
- Period of Travel: 1535-1537 AD
- Under Reign : Achyut Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)
- Anthony Monserrate
- Country: Portugal
- Period of Travel: 1578-1582 AD
- Under Reign : Akbar
- Ralph Fisch
- Country: Britain. He was the First English traveller
- Period of Travel: 1585-1591 AD
- Under Reign : Akbar
- Ceaser Fredriseh
- Country: Portugal
- Period of Travel: 16th Century
- Under Reign : Vijay Nagar
- John Linscoten
- Country: Dutch
- Period of Travel: 16th Century
- Under Reign : Vijay Nagar
- Lama Taranath
- Country: Tibet
- Period of Travel: 16th Century
- Under Reign : Eastern India
- Captain Hawkins
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1608-1613 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- William Fisch
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1608-1612 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- John Jurdan
- Country: Portugal
- Period of Travel: 1608-1617 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- Nicholos Doughton (English Navy Officer)
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1608-1615 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- Nicholos Withurgton (English traveller)
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1612-1616 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- Thomas Coryat (English traveller)
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1612-1617 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- Sir Thomas Roe (English Ambassador)
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1615-1619 AD
- Under Reign: Jahangir
- Pal Canning (English traveller)
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1615-1625
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- Edward Terry (English Priest)
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1616-1619 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- Francisco Paelsert (Dutch)
- Country: Dutch
- Period of Travel: 1620-1627 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- Pietra Della Velle
- Country: Italy
- Period of Travel: 1622-1660 AD
- Under Reign : Jahangir
- John Loyatt (Dutch)
- Country: Dutch
- Period of Travel: 1626-1633 AD
- Under Reign : Shahjahan
- John Fryer
- Country: England
- Period of Travel: 1627-1681 AD
- Under Reign : Shahjahan
- Peter Mundy
- Country: Italy
- Period of Travel: 1630-1634 AD
- Under Reign : Shahjahan
- Tavernier (French Jeweller)
- Country: France
- Period of Travel: 1641-1687 AD
- Under Reign : Shahjahan & Aurangzeb
- Manucci
- Country: Italy
- Period of Travel: 1656-1687 AD
- Under Reign : Aurangzeb
- Bernier
- Country: France
- Period of Travel: 1658-1668 AD
- Under Reign : Aurangzeb
- Jean Thevnot
- Country: France
- Period of Travel: 1666-1668 AD
- Under Reign : Aurangzeb