Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India?
(a) Francois Bernier
(b) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
(C) Jean de Thevenot
(d) Abbe Barthelemy Carre
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The correct option is - b. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
He was a French gem merchant and traveller. He travelled 120,000 miles at his own expense. Between 1630 and 1668 he undertook six voyages to Persia and India. He published an account of his voyages at the behest of his patron Louis XIV. He wrote about many significant gems in his book.
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Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was the foreign traveler who elaborately discussed regarding diamonds and diamond mines of India.
Option: (b)
Explanation:
- Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was a French gem merchant who was born in Paris and he was a traveler from the seventeenth century.
- He was a merchant and a private individual who enjoyed traveling.
- He traveled at his own expense and covered 120,000 miles while moving between Persia and India in six voyages.
- While on his travels to India he discovered and identified the mining sites very clearly in India.
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