Which Chinese traveller in ancient India wrote the diary called Records of the Travels to Middle India?

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Q: 62 (NDA-I/2022)
Which Chinese traveller in ancient India wrote the diary called ‘Records of the Travels to Middle India?

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History

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The correct answer to the question is option 2, Xuanzang.

Wang Xuance (option 1) was a Chinese general who led an expedition to India in the 7th century, but he did not write the `Records of the Travels to Middle India`.

Xuanzang (option 2), also known as Tripitaka, was a Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India in the 7th century. He spent several years in India and documented his travels and experiences in a diary called the `Records of the Travels to Middle India`. This diary is one of the most important sources of information about ancient India and its culture.

Yijing (option 3) was another Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India in the 7th century. Although he also wrote a diary documenting his travels, it is not the same as the `Records of the Travels to Middle India`.

Li Yibiao (option 4) does not have any known connection to the diary `Records of the Travels to Middle India`.

Therefore, the correct answer to the question is option 2, Xuanzang.