HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Nicolo Conti
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Duarte Barbosa
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Domingo Paes
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Fernao Nuniz
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Detailed explanation-1: -Domingos Paes came to India in the time of Krishnadevaraya, the most powerful king Vijayanagara Empire ever had. Domingo Paes was a Portuguese traveller who visited Vijayanagara Empire around the year 1520.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nicolo Conti, an Italian, was at Vijayanagara in about 1420, just after the accession of Devaraya I. The first known foreign traveller, he mentions the fortifications of the city and the thousands of men employed in the army of the rulers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nicolò Dei Conti commonly called Niccolò Conti was an Italian traveller and a merchant who visited India in 1420 AD at the Vijayanagara empire probably after the accession of Deva Raya II.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Peter Mundy – China.