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History GK · Q171

Medieval History Art And Culture

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 171

Q171

The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert's description of the Peacok Throne, was

A.
Geronimo Verroneo
B.
Omrah' Danishmand khan
C.
Tavernier
Answer
D.
Austinof Bordeaux

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, a French jeweller and traveller of the Mughal period has left a detailed account of Takht-i-Taus (Peacock throne). Peacock throne was a dazzling and spectacular display of Mughal architecture. Its construction was undertaken by the Emperor Shah Jahan and he personally spent a great deal of time and energy in the designing of the Throne.