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Important Foreign Visitors to India in ancient times !!

*MEGASTHENES(Greek)

-ambassador of Selecus I of Syria

- came to court of Sandrokattes (Chandragupta maurya)

- Described Social and administrative conditions under the Mauryas

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*FA HIEN (Chinese) [ 399 A.D.-412 A.D.]

-Visited India during Chandragupta II "Vikramaditya"-visit to Lumbini, the birth place of Buddha- journey described in his travelogue described as 'Record of Buddhist kingdoms'

* HIUEN TSANG (Chinese) [629-645]

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- Visited the court of Harshavardhana- Came through Tashkent and Swat Valley-his book Si-yu-ki or the 'Records of Western World

* AL BERUNI (Persian) [1000-1025]

- Came along with Mahmud of Ghazni-First Muslim scholar to study India- Known as Founder of Indology- Wrote Tarikh al Hind

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* IBN BATTUTA (Morrocan) [1333]- Ibn Battuta was appointed a Qadi, or judge, by Muhammad bin Tughluq.

* MARCO POLO (Italian) [b.1254-d.1324]

- Visited the Kakatiya state under Rudrmadevi.-well known European travellor whovisited many eastern countries

* NICOLO CONTI (Italian) [1420-1421]

- Came during the rule of Devaraya I of Sangam dynasty of Vijayanagar empire.

* ABDUL RAZZAK (Persian) [1442-1445]

- Ambassador of Shahrukh of Timurid Dynasty

- Came during the rule of Devaraya II of Sangam dynasty of Vijayanagar empire.

* AFANASY NIKITIN (Russian) [1469-1472]

- A Russian merchant who documented his Indian visit in a narrative, 'The Journey

beyond Three Seas'.

- He had visited the Bahmani Sultanate.

* DOMINGO PAES (Portuguese) [1520-1522]

- Came during the rule of Krishnadeva Raya (1509-1529) of Tuluv Dynasty ofVijayanagar empire.

* FERNAO NUNES (Portuguese) [1535-1537]

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swapnil patil at 12:07 AM

- He was a chronicler and horse trader.

- Came during the rule of Achutya Deva Raya (1529-1542) of Tuluv Dynasty of

Vijayanagar empire.

* WILLIAM HAWKINS (British) [1609-1611]

- He was an ambassador of King James I.

- Visited the court of Jahangir

* THOMAS ROE (British) [1615]

- He was the ambassador of King James I.

- Arrived at Jahangir's court. By 1618, he succeeded in obtaining two farmans

confirming free trade.

* PIETRO DELLA VALLE (Italian)[1623-1624]

- Pietro Della Valle visited the King Vekatappa Nayaka of Keladi in India.

* SIR WILLIAM NORRIS (British)

- He was the Company's ambassador to the Mughal Empire.

- Visited during Aurangzeb's reign.

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