Question

Who wrote 'Kitab-ul-Hind'?
1. Firdausi
2. Al-biruni
3. Ibn battuta
4. Francois Bernier

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Al-biruni

The correct answer is Al-Biruni.

• Abu Rayhan al-Biruni was an Iranian scholar.
• He has been variously called as the:-
  • Founder of Indology
  • Father of Comparative Religion
  • Father of modern geodesy
  • The first anthropologist
• He wrote the book Kitab-ul-Hind.
• Alberuni (Abu Raynham Beruni) was a Persian scholar who came to India with Mahmud of Ghazni in 1017.
• He commented on Indian sciences, Hindu religious beliefs, customs, and social organization.

 

• Firdausi's famous book is Shahnameh.
• Ibn Battuta had written Rihlah.
• Francois Bernier wrote Travels in the Mughal Empire, which is mainly about the reigns of Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb. It is based on his own extensive journeys and observations, and on information from eminent Mughal courtiers who had witnessed the events at first hand.