Question

How are travelogues an important literary sources in understanding mediable history?

Answer 1

Travelogues are an important literary source as they give interesting accounts of foreign travellers.



A travelogue is an expense report, a journal, a log. It gives a lot of information about the places they visit and the people they met. They are an interesting resource as well as an important literary resource. It may be a geographical or an aquisition that represents a valuable source of study.


Travelogues play a very important role in reconstructing history as:

a. They  give a detailed account about political events, about trade and commerce etc.
b. They  given information about the conditions of people of that period.
c. These accounts also gives us about the functioning style of  rulers and their courts etc.
d. It gives a first hand account/information of the period. as it includes experiences of the travellers.

Answer 2

Answer:

Many foreign travellers visited India during the medieval period. Their writing or travelogues gives lot of information about the places they visit and the people they met. They give a detailed account about political trade, events and commerce of that place.