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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