Question

b) Why are the accounts of Chinese pilgrims who visited India considered to be historical
sources? Support your answer with the help of an example.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Here is your answer.

Fa-Hien was a the first Chinese pilgrim who started his journey to India in 399 A.D., he reached India in 400 A.D. He visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. He was a devout Buddhist who was interested only in spiritualism pertaining to his own creed. 

Whereas Hiuen-Tsang visited India during the reign of Harshvardhan.

I-tsing visited India in connection with Buddhism. 

Ibn Battuta was a Morrish traveller who visited India during the reign of Muhhamad-Bin-Tughlaq.

Answer 2

Answer:

Chinese pilgrims visited India because they wanted to study Buddhism, collect Buddhist texts and visit Buddhist