Q14
The foreign traveller who visited India during Vijayanagara period was
A.
Megasthenes
B.
Yuan Chawng
C.
Fa-Hien
D.
Nicolo Conti
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Nicolo Conti, an Italian, was at Vijayanagar in about 1420, just after the accession of Devaraya I. The first known foreign traveller, he mentions that the fortifications of the city and the thousands of men employed in the army of the rulers.