Who was Alberuni? Mention his work
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He was an impartial writer on customs and creeds of various nations, and was given the title al-Ustadh ("The Master") for his remarkable description of early 11th-century India.
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Al-Biruni.
Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
Notable works The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries, Gems, Indica, The Mas'udi Canon, Understanding Astrology
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Abu Rihan Mohammad Bin Ahmad is popularly known as Alberuni who was born in 973 AD in Khiza region and one of the Jewel of Mahmud’s Courts. He was a renowned philosopher, a mathematician and a historian. He came in contact with Mahmud when he had invaded Khiva and he was presented before him as prisoner.
He came to India with Mahmud and lived here for many years. The Indian culture attracted him and he learnt Sanskrit. He studied Indian philosophy. He toured large portions of India and studied the Socio-economic condition of this land. In his book Tahqiq-i-Hind, he describe the social, political, religious and economic condition of the then India. Here, we are giving the Alberuni’s description of India to understand the socio-political-economical situation of that era.