2026 · Q59
Who was the author of the book of travels, called Rihla, written in Arabic, providing extremely rich and interesting details about India ?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- AAl-Biruni
- BIbn Battuta
- CFrançois Bernier
- DNizamuddin Ahmad
Explanation
The Rihla is the Arabic travel account of Ibn Battuta, the 14th-century Moroccan traveller. It gives rich detail on India under Muhammad bin Tughlaq, whose court Battuta served. Al-Biruni wrote the Kitab-ul-Hind, Bernier wrote of 17th-century Mughal India in French, and Nizamuddin Ahmad wrote the Tabaqat-i-Akbari in Persian. Hence the author of the Rihla is Ibn Battuta.