“Travels in the Mughal Empire” is an account of which of the following travellers to India?
A. Albiruni
B. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi
C. Berneir
D. Ibn Battuta
Answer:C
“Travels in the Mughal Empire” is an account of which of the following travellers to India?
A. Albiruni B. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi C. Berneir D. Ibn Battuta
Explanation: Bernier’s Travels in the Mughal Empire is marked by detailed observations, critical insights and reflection. His account contains discussions trying to place the history of the Mughals within some sort of a universal framework. He constantly compared Mughal India with contemporary Europe, generally emphasising the superiority of the latter. His representation of India works on the model of binary opposition, where India is presented as the inverse of Europe. He also ordered the perceived differences hierarchically, so that India appeared to be inferior to the Western world.