Which foreign travellers came to India in ancient times?
Answers
Explanation:
1. Marco Polo from Italy
Period of Travel: 1288-1292 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Pandya Kingdom
2. Ibn-e-Batuta from Morocco
Period of Travel: 1333-1342 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
3. Nicoloi Conti from Italy
Period of Travel: 1420-1422 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Dev Ray I (Vijay Nagar)
4. Tsang Hi from China
Period of Travel: 1421-1431 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jalaluddin of Bengal
5. Abdur Razzak-Ambassador from Iran
Period of Travel: 1442-1443 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Dev Ray II (Vijay Nagar)
6. Athnasius Niketin from Russia
Period of Travel: 1470-1474 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Mohammad III Bahmani
Alberuni’s Description of India
7. Bartholomu Diaz-Italian boat man
Period of Travel: 1503-1508 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Deccan
8. Eduardo Barbosa-Portuguese
Period of Travel: 1516-1518 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Krishna Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)
9. Domingo’s Paes—Portuguese
Period of Travel: 1520-1522 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Krishna Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)
10. Nuniz-Portuguese Merchant of Home
Period of Travel: 1535-1537 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Achyut Dev Ray (Vijay Nagar)
11. Anthony Monserrate Portuguese Priest
Period of Travel: 1578-1582 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Akbar
12. Ralph Fisch (First English traveller)
Period of Travel: 1585-1591 AD
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 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
17. William Fisch (English traveller)
Period of Travel: 1608-1612 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
18. John Jurdan (Portuguese)
Period of Travel: 1608-1617 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
19. Nicholos Doughton (English Navy Officer)
Period of Travel: 1608-1615 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
20. Nicholos Withurgton (English traveller)
Period of Travel: 1612-1616 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
21. Thomas Coryat (English traveller)
Period of Travel: 1612-1617 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
22. Sir Thomas Roe (English Ambassador)
Period of Travel: 1615-1619 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
23. Pal Canning (English traveller)
Period of Travel: 1615-1625
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
24. Edward Terry (English Priest)
Period of Travel: 1616-1619 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
25. Francisco Paelsert (Dutch)
Period of Travel: 1620-1627 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
26. Pietra Della Velle (Italy)
Period of Travel: 1622-1660 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Jahangir
27. John Loyatt (Dutch)
Period of Travel: 1626-1633 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Shahjahan
28. John Fryer (English)
Period of Travel: 1627-1681 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Shahjahan
29. Peter Mundy (Italy)
Period of Travel: 1630-1634 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Shahjahan
30. Tavernier (French Jeweller)
Period of Travel: 1641-1687 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Shahjahan & Aurangzeb
31. Manucci (Italy)
Period of Travel: 1656-1687 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Aurangzeb
32. Bernier (French Doctor)
Period of Travel: 1658-1668 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Aurangzeb
33. Jean Thevnot (France)
Period of Travel: 1666-1668 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Aurangzeb
34. Gammilly Careri (Italy)
Period of Travel: 1695-1697 AD
Under Reign (Ruler or Dynasty): Bijapur
Answer:
Megasthenes, ambassador of Seleucus Nikator was the first foreign travellers to India. India has witnessed the visit of great foreign envoys like Al-Masudi, Fa-Hein, Hiuen-Tsang, Marco Polo and Abdul Razak, etc...