Question

who among the following addressed Delhi as one of the greatest cities in the world ?

Answer 1

Solution :-

Ibn Battuta described Delhi as one of the greatest cities in the world.

According Ibn Battita, Delhi was a vast city, with a great population, the largest in India. According to him the rampart around Delhi is without parallel. The breadth of its wall is eleven cubits, and inside it, are houses for the night sentry and gatekeepers. Inside the ramparts, there are store houses for storing edibles. magazines, ammunition, ballistas and siege machines. There is a grain market, orchard and a fine cemetery in which graves have domes above them. In the cemetery they sow flowers such as tuberose, jasmine, wold rose etc. and flowers blossom there in all seasons.

Answer 2

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Ibn-Battuta was the one who addressed Delhi as one of the greatest cities in the world. He coined this statement when he was visiting India in the regime of Muhammad bin Tughlaq; one of the greatest regimes of Delhi.

Ibn-Batuta was a well-know Muslim traveller and explorer from Morocco RIHLA was book he wrote about his travels.