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FOREIGN VISITORS TO INDIA

Visitor Points to remember

Megasthenes He was the ambassador of Seleucus in the court

of Chandragupta Maurya known to the Greek as
Sandrocottus. He was also the author of a book
'Indica'.

Fahien He was a Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
India during the reign of Vikramaditya

(Chandragupta II). He is known for his visit to
Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha. His
journey is described in his travelogue "Record

of Buddhist Kingdoms ...".

Huien Tsang He was a Chinese traveller who visited India
during the time of Harsha Vardhana. His book
is called Si-yu-ki or 'The Records of the

Western World'.
Alberuni A persian scholar, he accompanied Mohammed

of Ghazni and wrote a book titled
'Tahqiq-i-hind'. He was the first mulsim scholar
to study India. He is regarded as the father of

Indology.
Marco Polo He was a well known European traveller who

visited many Eastern countries, including India.
He visited Southern India where Rudramma
Devi of the Kakatiyas was in power.

Ibn Batuta Ibn Batuta was a Moroccon traveller who
visited India during the time of Mohammed Bin

Tughlaq. His account of travels is known as
the Rihla.

Thomas Roe Sir Thomas Roe was an English diplomat who
visited the court of Jahangir in 1615 to seek
protection for an English factory at Surat.