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Which Portuguese writer left a detailed account of trade and society in south India?

AJ.B. Tavernier
BDuarte Barbosa
CRoberto Nobili
DNiccolao Manucci
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Duarte Barbosa
1. Portuguese accounts began after 1500. 2. Duarte Barbosa is the best known. 3. Nobili was a Jesuit who translated Indian texts. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 5, Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society._
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