Name the foreign pilgrims who visited india. What was the purpose of their visit?
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Megasthenes (Greek) (302-298 BC) was a famous Foreign Envoy and ambassador of Seleucus Nikator of Syria. He visited the Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrokattes) court. He wrote the great book Indica which explains the reign of Chandragupta Maurya. He explained Social and administrative status at the time of Mauryas. He travelled to major kingdoms of India including Kingdoms of South India.
Fa-Hien (China) (405-411 AD) was the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India. He was a Foreign Envoy who visited India at the time of Chandragupta II. He visited Lumbini, the Buddha’s birth place to collect Buddhist texts and relics.
Hiuen-Tsang (China) (630-645 AD) was a Foreign Envoy from China who visited India during the time of Harshavardhana. He wrote his experiences in his book Si-yu-ki or the ‘Records of Western World.