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Arrange the following foreign travel-lers to India in chronological order, beginning with the earliest :
1. Peter Mundy
2. Antonio Monserrate
3. Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin
4. Ibn Battuta
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The correct answer is
4-3-2-1

Chronological Arrangement of Foreign Travellers to India

This solution details the chronological order of the visits of four notable foreign travellers to India: Ibn Battuta, Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin, Antonio Monserrate, and Peter Mundy.

Ibn Battuta (4)

Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan scholar and explorer, visited India during the 14th century. His extensive travels in India occurred primarily between 1334 AD and 1341 AD, during the reign of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughluq of the Delhi Sultanate.

Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin (3)

Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin was a Russian merchant who undertook a journey to India in the 15th century. His travels took place approximately between 1468 AD and 1474 AD, reaching the Bahmani Sultanate.

Antonio Monserrate (2)

Antonio Monserrate, a Spanish Jesuit priest, visited India in the 16th century. He was part of a Jesuit mission to the Mughal Emperor Akbar and was in India around 1580 AD to 1582 AD.

Peter Mundy (1)

Peter Mundy, an English merchant and traveller, visited India multiple times in the 17th century. His significant travels occurred in the 1630s (specifically 1630-1634) and later in the 1650s, during the Mughal Empire.

Final Chronological Order

Based on the periods of their visits, the travellers arranged in chronological order, starting from the earliest, are:

  1. Ibn Battuta (4) - 14th Century (approx. 1334-1341 AD)
  2. Afanasii Nikitich Nikitin (3) - 15th Century (approx. 1468-1474 AD)
  3. Antonio Monserrate (2) - 16th Century (approx. 1580-1582 AD)
  4. Peter Mundy (1) - 17th Century (approx. 1630s)

Therefore, the correct sequence is 4-3-2-1.

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