Medieval History PYQ 52 of 123 · Sultanate Society & Culture · Delhi Sultanate : Literature

The account of the Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta is known as

  1. ARihla
  2. BSubh-u'l-Asha
  3. CTarikh-i-Rashidi
  4. DRiyaz-us-Salatin
  5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above

B.P.S.C. CDPO 2018

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Correct answer: (a) Rihla

Explanation

Ibn Battuta was a resident of Morocco in Africa, who came to Delhi during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. He wrote his travel account in the Arabic language in a book titled Rihla (Rehla). He criticized the policies of Muhammad Tughlaq’s period.

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