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Q72 (CDS-II/2020) History & Culture › Medieval India › Medieval intellectual culture Answer Verified

Ibn Batuta went to China as the envoy of which one of the following Delhi Sultans?

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Ibn Battuta, the Moroccan traveler, arrived in Delhi during the 14th century during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq [4]. Impressed by his scholarship, the Sultan appointed him as a qazi (judge) in Delhi, a position he held for several years [2]. Despite a period of misunderstanding and house arrest, he was restored to imperial service in 1342 [3]. Muhammad bin Tughluq then appointed him as his official envoy to the Mongol ruler of China (the Yuan Dynasty) [3]. His journey to China was circuitous, involving stops at the Malabar coast, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bengal, and Sumatra before reaching the Chinese port of Zaytun (Quanzhou) [3]. His detailed travelogue, the Rihla, provides a comprehensive account of the Sultan's administration and the global communication networks of that era [2].

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  1. [1] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers > 2.1 An early globe-trotter > p. 119
  2. [4] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers > The child sati > p. 137
  3. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers > 5. Ibn Battuta and the Excitement of the Unfamiliar > p. 126
  4. [3] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Through the Eyes of Travellers > 2.1 An early globe-trotter > p. 118
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