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Chapter 1 (Travellers (1100 CE - 1800 CE) (Names (Ibn Battuta (Morocco)…
Chapter 1
Travellers (1100 CE - 1800 CE)
Names
Al-Biruni (Uzbekistan) [11th Century]
wrote
Kitab-ul-Hind
Problems Faced
Language
Religious Traditions and Culture was different
Self Absorbed People
Resulted in
Focused on
Caste System
Not Wrong
Other countries had similar too
Not Big
As Slave Trade
Wrong
Purity Pollution Logic Denied
Used dumb science (Nature)
Natural Clense
Helped By Brahamanas
Read Texts at Face Value
Ibn Battuta (Morocco) [14th Century]
wrote
Rihla
wrote about
Towns
Postal System
Uluq
Horses
Dawa
Men
Focused on
trade
towns
communication
Qualities
Child Like
Curious
Loved
Coconut
Described as a Man's Head
Pan
Francious Bernier (France) [17th Century]
Wrote
Travels in the Mughal Empire
Focused On
Question of land ownership
Brought in the method of comparison and Contrasting
France Vs. India
Brought Books
Important Because
Perspective
Comparison
India vs Others
Bad Because
Outside Bias (Worse than internal bias)
Worse Ignorance
No Understanding of culture
No Language so understanding wasted
Outstandingly Wrong Information