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AMahmud Wali Balkhi
BDuarte Barbosa
CSeydi Ali Reis
DShaikh Ali Hazin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Mahmud Wali Balkhi
Mahmud Balkhi travelled widely and for a time lived like a sanyasi, unlike the disappointed Hazin.
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