HISTORY
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Question
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Who among the following foreigners was the first to visit India?
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Fahien
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Hiuen-Tsang
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I Ching
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Megasthenese
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Megasthenes, ambassador of Seleucus Nikator was the first foreign traveller to India.
Detailed explanation-2: -1264–≈1269: First expedition of the Italians Niccolò and Maffeo Polo to China. In 1266 they reach Kublai Khan’s seat at Dadu (now known as Beijing) in China. 1271–1295: Second trip of Niccolò and Maffeo Polo to China.
Detailed explanation-3: -Megasthenes visited Pataliputra sometime during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya but it is not certain which other parts of India he visited. He appears to have passed through the Punjab region in north-western India, as he provides a detailed account of the rivers in this area.
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