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Which diplomat from Herat left one of the most important fifteenth-century descriptions of Vijayanagara?
AAbdur Razzaq Samarqandi
BIbn Battuta of Tangier
CAl-Biruni of Khwarizm
DFrancois Bernier of France
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi
1. He visited south India in the 1440s.
2. Abdur Razzaq described Vijayanagara.
3. He called the people of Calicut a strange nation.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 5, Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society._
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