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Which French jeweller travelled to India at least six times?

AMontesquieu the thinker
BFrancisco Pelsaert
CJean-Baptiste Tavernier
DFrancois Bernier the doctor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
1. He compared India with Iran and the Ottoman empire. 2. Tavernier made at least six trips. 3. He noted money-changers called shroffs. _Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 5, Through the Eyes of Travellers: Perceptions of Society._
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