History • Medieval IndiaEasy
The famous travelogue 'Kitab-i-Rahla', which provides invaluable insights into the social, economic, and political conditions of 14th-century India under Muhammad bin Tughlaq, was written by:
A. Al-Biruni
B. Ibn Battuta✓ Correct Answer
C. Abdur Razzaq
D. Niccolao Manucci
💡 Solution & Explanation
Ibn Battuta, a renowned Moroccan traveler and scholar, recorded his detailed observations of fourteenth-century India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq in his book Kitab-i-Rahla. Other figures like Al-Biruni arrived earlier during the eleventh century with Mahmud of Ghazni.
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