List of Foreign Travellers Envoys Came to India: Greetings, Today, I’m sharing a PDF of a list of foreign visitors who have visited India, in which the complete information of all foreign tourists who have visited India is presented in detail. This historical chapter frequently raises questions. For instance, when did Megasthenes visit India? When did the Chinese traveler Fa-Hien visit India, and what did they do? Etc.
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List of Foreign Travellers
| Travellers | Country | Time/Period | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deimachus | Greek | 300-263 BC | » Came during the reign of Bindusara |
| Megasthenes | Greek | 302-296 BC | » He was the ambassador of Seleucus-1 in Syria » Megasthenes came to the royal court of Maurya » Megasthenes wrote the book “Indica” » This book contains details about the social and administrative conditions during the rule of the Mauryas |
| Fa Hien | China | 405-411 AD | » He was a Buddhist monk » He was the first Chinese tourist to come to India to collect relics of Buddhist scriptures » He came to India during the reign of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) » He also traveled to Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha » He described the travel story in his travelogue “Records of Buddhist Kingdoms” |
| Hiuen Tsang | China | 627-645 AD | » He came to India during the reign of Harshavardhana » He came through the Tashkent and SWAT valleys » His two books are See You Key and Records of the Western World. |
| I-Siang | China | 671-695 AD | » He came to India to spread Buddhism |
| Suleiman | Arab | 9th century | » Came to his royal court during the reign of the First Feast |
| Al-Masudi | Arab | 953 AD | » Muruj-ul-Jehab mentions India in detail in his book » From his writings, the conflict between Pratihara and Rashtrakutad is known |
| Al Biruni | Persia | 1017 AD | » He was coming with Mahmud of Ghazni » He first studied in India as a Muslim scholar » He is known as the founder of Indology » He traveled all over India and wrote a book called “Tahfiq-e-Hind” |
| Marco Polo | Italy | 1292-1294 AD | » As a Venetian tourist, he has visited the Kakatiya province of Rudramadevi in South India » In his book “The Book of Sir Marco Polo” he gives an account of the economic history of India » As a famous European tourist, he has traveled to many countries in the East |
| Ibn Battuta | Morocco | 1334-1348 AD | » Muhammad bin Tughlaq appointed Ibn Battuta as a judge |
| Shihabuddin Al-Umari | Arab | 1348 AD | » He came to India from Damascus » In the book “Masalik Albasar Fi-Mamalik Al-Amsar” he gives details about India |
| Nicolo Conti | Italy | 1420-1421 | » Was at Vijayanagara Empire » First came to India during the reign of Debray » Gave details of the Hindu Empire at Vijayanagar |
| Abdur Razzak | Persia | 1441-1444 AD | » Abdur Razzak was the ambassador of the Taimur dynasty » He came to India during the reign of King Devaraya II of the Sangam dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire » He lived in the Zamorin Palace in Calicut |
| Afanasy Nikitin | Russia | 1469-1472 AD | » As a Russian merchant. » He described his travels in India in The Journey Beyond Three Seas. » He came to the Bahmani Sultani royal court |
| Duarte Barbosa | Portuguese | 1503-1517 AD | » Wrote a valuable narrative about the inhabitants and government of the Vijayanagara Empire |
| Domingo Paes | Portuguese | 1520-1522 AD | » He came to the court of King Krishnadev Roy of the Tuluv dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire |
| Fernao Nuniz | Portuguese | 1536-1537 AD | » He was a storyteller and horse trader » He came to India during the reign of King Achyut Raya of the Tuluv dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire » He has written history prior to the late reign of Achyut Debray |
| Jan Huyghen van Linschoten | Dutch | 1596 AD | » He traveled extensively along with the East Indies and was secretary to the Portuguese viceroy of Goa between 1583 and 158. |
| Antonio Cabral | Portuguese | 1500 | » During the reign of Emperor Akbar, he came to his court as an envoy |
| Leon Gaumont | French | 1563 AD | » During the reign of Emperor Akbar, he came to his court as an envoy |
| Jerome Xavier | Spain | 1595 AD | » He came to the court of Emperor Akbar |
| William Hawkins | Britain | 1608-1611 AD | » King James was an English ambassador at the time He came to the court of Jahangir |
| Sir Thomas Rowe | Britain | 1615-1819 AD | » King James was an English ambassador at the time He came to the court of Jahangir |
| Edward Terry | Britain | 1616 AD | » He described the vegetarian diet of India as the first English writer in the pre-modern era |
| Pietro Della | Italy | 1623-1624 AD | » He came during the time of Vekatappa Naik, the king of Keladi in India |
| Peter Mundy | Italy | 1628 AD | » He came to the court of Shah Jahan |
| Gemelli Careri | Italy | 1895 AD | » He came to the court of Emperor Shah Jahan » He describes the military and administration of the Mughal Empire |
| François Bernier | French | 1656 – 1668 AD | » He was a French traveler » He came to India during the reign of Shah Jahan |
| Sir William Norris | England | 1701 | » He was the ambassador of the company during the Mughal emperor » He came to this country during the reign of Aurangzeb |
| John Frere | England | 1862–1867 AD | » He was an English tourist » He gave details about Surat and Bombay |
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