Malabar
Marco Polo's Pepper Trade Observations
Marco Polo, the renowned Venetian traveler, journeyed extensively through Asia and documented his experiences upon his return from China.
During his extensive travels, Marco Polo provided detailed accounts of the commerce and resources of the various lands he visited.
Regarding the Indian subcontinent, Marco Polo specifically described the significant and lucrative pepper trade originating from the southwestern coast of India.
This region, known historically as the Malabar coast, was a major hub for the production and export of spices, particularly black pepper, which was highly valued in Europe.
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During the reign of which of the following rulers did Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese traveller, come to India?
The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was ____________
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Important Questions from Travellers of Medieval India
Foreign traveller Ibn Battuta, who came to India during the medieval period, had come from?
Francisco Pelsart was a _____ traveller.
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Pick the right sequence as per chronological order in terms of visits of the following foreign travelers in India
A. Marco Polo
B. Duarte Barbosa
C. Nikitin
D. Peter Mundy
E. Francois Bernier
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
Who among the following travellers visited a "Hospital of Birds" at Cambay in 1623-24, where he saw some lame, sick and mateless birds and some tiny orphan mice. He writes, "A venerable old man with a white beard was keeping them in a box amongst cotton, with his spectacles on his nose, giving them milk to eat with a bird's feather, because they were so little that as yet they could eat nothing else, and as he told us, he intended when they are grown up to let them go free whither they please".
