INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

VIJAYNAGAR EMPIRE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which foreign traveller visited Vijaynagar Empire during 1420?
A
Alhanasius Nikitin
B
Nicolo-de-Conti
C
Farishta
D
Abdur Razzaq
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nicolo de Conti was a Venetian merchant who traveled in the east from 1414 until 1438. He visited the Vijaynagar Kingdom during the time of Dev Raya II and left an account in the Travels of Nicolo Conti. Deva Raya I was the son of Harihara.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Correct Answer is Abdur Razzaq.

Detailed explanation-4: -Domingo Paes (sometimes spelt Pais) was a traveller from Portuguese India, who visited the Vijayanagara Empire, located on the southern portion of the Deccan Plateau in around 1520.

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