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Megasthenes (Greek) (302-298 BC) :: 3. Hiuen-Tsang (China) (630-645 Ad)

The document summarizes information about 12 foreign envoys or travelers who visited India between 302 BC to 1474 AD. It provides details about each visitor such as their name, place of origin, time period of visit, purpose of visit, areas visited, and books or writings documenting their experiences in India. Some of the key visitors mentioned include Megasthenes in 302 BC, Fa-Hien between 405-411 AD, Hiuen-Tsang between 630-645 AD, Al-Beruni between 1024-1030 AD, Marco Polo in 1294 AD, and Ibn Batuta between 1333-1347 AD.

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Megasthenes (Greek) (302-298 BC) :: 3. Hiuen-Tsang (China) (630-645 Ad)

The document summarizes information about 12 foreign envoys or travelers who visited India between 302 BC to 1474 AD. It provides details about each visitor such as their name, place of origin, time period of visit, purpose of visit, areas visited, and books or writings documenting their experiences in India. Some of the key visitors mentioned include Megasthenes in 302 BC, Fa-Hien between 405-411 AD, Hiuen-Tsang between 630-645 AD, Al-Beruni between 1024-1030 AD, Marco Polo in 1294 AD, and Ibn Batuta between 1333-1347 AD.

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MEGASTHENES (GREEK) (302-298 BC) :


 Megasthenes was a famous Foreign Envoy and ambassador
of Seleucus Nikator of Syria .
 He visited the Chandragupta Maurya (Sandrokottos) court.
 He wrote the great book Indica which explains the reign of
Chandragupta Maurya.
 He explained Social and administrative status at the time of
Mauryas.
 Megasthenes was the first foreign envoy who visited India.
 

2. FA-HIEN (CHINA) (405-411 AD):


 

 Fa-Hien is a Foreign Envoy  who visited India at the time of


Chandragupta II, known as Vikramaditya.
 He was a Chinese pilgrim. Fa-Hien was the first Chinese
pilgrim to visit India.
 Fa-Hien came to India to collect Buddhist texts and relics.
 Fa-Hien visited Lumbini, the Buddha’s birth place.
 He compiled his experiences in a travelogue “Record of
Buddhistic Kingdoms”
 

3. HIUEN-TSANG (CHINA) (630-645 AD):


 

 Hiuen-Tsang is a Foreign Envoy  who visited India during the


time of Harshavardhana.
 He Reached India through Tashkent and Swat Valley
 He wrote his experiences in his book Si-yu-ki or the ‘Records
of Western World .
 
4. I-TSING (671-695 AD):
 

 I-tsing was A Chinese traveler, I-tsing visited India in


connection with Buddhism.
 

5. AL-MASUDI (957 AD):


 Al-Masudi was An Arab traveler, he explained about India in
his book Muruj-ul-Zehab.
 

6. AL-BERUNI (PARSIA) (1024-1030 AD):


 

 Al-beruni is a Foreign Envoy  who visited India along with


Ghazni at the time of his Indian raids.
 Al-beruni is the first muslim scholar who studied Inida.
 He travelled all over India .
 He popularly known as Founder of Indology.
 His famous book was ‘Tahqiq-i-Hind’ which explains about
India.
 

7. MARCO POLO (1292-1294 AD):


 

 Marco Polo was a Foreign Envoy and Venetian traveler


In 1294 A.D. he visited South India.
 Marco Polo visited Rudramadevi’s Kakatiya dynasty.
 He is very popular to travel through number of eastern
countries.
 He wrote his experiences in his book ‘The Book of Sir Marco
Polo’.
 This book explains the economic history of India.
 
8. IBN BATUTA (1333-1347 AD):
 

 Ibn Batuta was A Morrish traveler, he wrote the


book ‘Rehla’ (The Travelogue).
In his book he explained the dynasty of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq and also the
economical, social and geographical status of his time.

9. SHIHABUDDIN AL-UMARI (1348 AD):


 

 Shihabuddin al-Umari was A traveller from the country


Damascus.
 His book is Masalik albsar fi-mamalik al-amsar. He
explained Indian History in it.
 

10. NICOLO CONTI (1420-1421 AD):


 Nicolo Conti was A Venetian tourist.
 He visited India at the time of Devaraya I of Vijayanagar
empire (Sangam dynasty).
 

11. ABDUR RAZZAQ (1443-1444 AD):


 

 Abdur Razzaq was aforeing envoyer


 He was the Ambassador of Shahrukh of Timurid
Dynasty
 A Persian tourist. In India he stayed at the court of
the Zamorin at Calicut.
 He give a clear account of the Vijaynagar empire and
his kingdom.
 Ambassador of Shahrukh of Timurid Dynasty
 Came during the rule of Devaraya II of Sangam
dynasty of Vijayanagar empire.
 
12. ATHANASIUS NIKITIN (1470-1474 AD):
 

 Athanasius Nikitin was a merchant from Russian.


 He explained the living conditions of the Bahmani kingdom
which is under Muhammad III (1463-8kj2).

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