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Through the Eyes of Travelers: Perceptions of Society

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 12 · History

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Topics in Through the Eyes of Travelers: Perceptions of Society

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1. Why travel accounts matter

  • Travel writers noticed daily life, customs, beliefs, occupations, cities, and social relations.
  • Such accounts are useful because outsiders often recorded details that local writers treated as ordinary.
  • The surviving travel accounts are uneven: some focus on courts, some on religion, some on monuments, and some on trade and city life.
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2. Al-Biruni and the Kitab-ul-Hind

  • Al-Biruni was born in 973 in Khwarizm, present-day Uzbekistan.
  • He knew Syriac, Arabic, Persian, Hebrew, and Sanskrit, but not Greek.
  • In 1017, Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarizm and took Al-Biruni to Ghazni as a hostage.
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3. Ibn Battuta and the Rihla

  • Ibn Battuta was born in Tangier in Morocco into a family known for Islamic legal scholarship.
  • He set out on his travels at the age of twenty-two.
  • His famous departure from Tangier is described as a lonely journey, 'as birds forsake their nests'.
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4. François Bernier and Mughal India

  • François Bernier was a Frenchman, doctor, political philosopher, and historian.
  • He lived in India from 1656 to 1668.
  • He served as physician to Prince Dara Shukoh and later worked with Danishmand Khan.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Travel accounts as historical sources for understanding Indian society from the tenth to seventeenth centuries

Al-Biruni and the Kitab-ul-HindIbn Battuta and the RihlaFrançois Bernier and the Mughal EmpireTravellers as historical observersIndian society seen through comparisonCities, markets and communicationAgriculture, land and economyWomen, slavery and sati

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