Ibn Battuta, who visited India during Delhi Sultanate, originally belonged to which country?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Morocco.
- Ibn Battuta, who visited India during the Delhi Sultanate, originally belonged to Morocco.
- Ibn Battuta came to India under the reign of Muhammad bin-Tughlaq (1333-1347).
- "Impressed by his scholarship, Muhammad bin Tughlaq appointed Ibn Battuta as the qazi or judge of Delhi.
- Ibn Battuta's travel book, Rihla, written in Arabic, provides extremely rich and interesting details about the social and cultural life of the subcontinent in the 14th century.