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III. Answer in brief
Write a short note on the term 'Sapta Sindhu'.
2. What are prashastis? Why are they not always
authentic
What kinds of information can be drawn from
paintings?
4. Name two Indian literary sources of medieval
history.
5. Mention three foreign travellers to India in the
Medieval Age, and the places they came from.

Answers

Answered by aditi457211

Answer:

1 ans-Answer: During Vedic age, India was called “Sapta Sindhu” or the “Land of seven rivers”. These rivers were the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and the mythical Saraswati. Sindhu was the Sanskrit name for the Indus. The earliest reference to this name is in the Zend Avesta, the holy book of the Ancient Persians.

2 ans-Prashastis were inscriptions written to praise some thing. These were not always authentic because they were written by brahmins who rarely helped in the administration.

3 ans-What kinds of information can be drawn from paintings

The theme of painting can give us information about the society and polity of the period.

The material used in the painting can provide information about the economy that existed during the period.

4 ans-Arab and Persian are the two Indian literary sources of medieval history

5 ans- List of Foreign Travellers who came to India in the Medieval PeriodThe Indian Sub-continent is one of the earliest civilisations in the World. Indian civilisation attracted many travellers and scholars in ancient times. Here, we are giving the list of Foreign Travellers who came to India in the Medieval Period that will be very beneficial for the aspirants who are preparing for different competitive examinations.Foreign Travellers who came to India in Medieval Period

1. Marco Polo from Italy

Period of Trav

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Pandya Kingdom

2. Ibn-e-Batuta from Morocco

Period of Travel: 1333-1342

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Mohammad Bin Tughlaq

3. Nicoloi Conti from Italy

Period of Travel: 1420-1422

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Dev Ray I (Vijay Nagar)

4. Tsang Hi from China

Period of Travel: 1421-1431

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jalaluddin of Bengal

5. Abdur Razzak-Ambassador from Iran

Period of Travel: 1442-1443

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Dev Ray II (Vijay Nagar)

6. Athnasius Niketin from Russia

Period of Travel: 1470-1474

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Mohammad III Bahmani

Alberuni’s Description of India

7. Bartholomu Diaz-Italian boat man

Period of Travel: 1503-1508

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Deccan

8. Eduardo Barbosa-Portuguese

Period of Travel: 1516-1518

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Krishna Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)

9. Domingo’s Paes—Portuguese

Period of Travel: 1520-1522

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Krishna Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)

10. Nuniz-Portuguese Merchant of Home

Period of Travel: 1535-1537

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Achyut Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)

11. Anthony Monserrate Portuguese Priest

Period of Travel: 1578-1582

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Akbar

12. Ralph Fisch (First English traveller)

Period of Travel: 1585-1591

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Akbar

13. Ceaser Fredriseh (Portuguese traveller)

Period of Travel: 16th Century

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Vijay Nagar

14. John Linscoten (Dutch)

Period of Travel: 16th Century

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Vijay Nagar

15. Lama Taranath (Tibetian Bauddha)

Period of Travel: 16th Century

Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Eastern India

16. Captain Hawkins (English traveller)

Period of Travel: 1608-1613