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Daimachus - during reign of Bindusary kingdom.
Arab travellers
(A) Fa-hien: visited during Chandra gupta II reign & wrote 'Records of Buddhist kingdom' for eg: Details about inscriptions, literature.
(B) Huen-Tsang: wrote 'Si-ku-yi' visited Harshvardhan's reign Defats like kanauj Assembly discussed.
(C) It-sing: visited Nalanda university & provides details about subjects taught Through not free from personal bias, they provide important details to reconstruct history.
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- Mentions key primary sources like 'Records of Buddhist Kingdom' and 'Si-ku-yi'
- Provides specific examples of how accounts were used
- Acknowledges limitation of bias while valuing sources
- Covers Chinese and Arab travellers comprehensively
Topper
ABHISHEK SINGH
2023
Subject & Paper
GS1GS1
Topic
Ancient Indian History
Foreign Accounts - Arab and Chinese Travellers
Traveller accounts and evidence
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