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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 92

SSC CPO Tier I - 12th December 2019 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q92

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During whose reign did the Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visit India in the 14th century?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq.

Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
  • During the reign of Mohammad Bin Tughlaq the Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited India in the 14th century.
  • Ibn Battuta was a Muslim scholar and explorer who widely traveled the medieval world.
  • Ibn Battuta visited the court of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq who patronized various scholars.
  • Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. 
  • After his third pilgrimage to Mecca, Ibn Battuta decided to seek employment with the Muslim Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq.
  • In the autumn of 1330 (or 1332), he set off for the Seljuk controlled territory of Anatolia with the intention of taking an overland route to India.