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In whose travelogue the material condition of the people of India has been described as under: "The common people lived in poverty so great and miserable that the life of the people can be depicted or accurately described only as the home of stark want and the dwelling place of bitter woe"

In whose travelogue the material condition of the people of India has been described as under: "The common people lived in poverty so great and miserable that the life of the people can be depicted or accurately described only as the home of stark want and the dwelling place of bitter woe" Correct Answer Francisco Pelsaert's 'Remonstrantie'

Francisco Pelsaert (1591-1630) was the officer of the Dutch East India Company. In 1618 he sailed for the east in the company's commercial service and two years later was posted to India as a junior merchant. After travelling overland from Masulipatam to Surat, he was sent to Agra where he stayed for seven years, meanwhile becoming a senior merchant.

  • The Remonstrantie was written at the end of his stay and is essentially a commercial report drawn up for the use of the Company. However, he also gave a description of society, people and the economy.
  • He says that roads of Agra were ‘without any regular plan’, and found them narrow, dirty and crowded.
  • He describes that "The common people lived in poverty so great and miserable that the life of the people can be depicted or accurately described only as the home of stark want and the dwelling place of bitter woe"

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Ibn Battuta (full name-Muhammad Ibn Battuta) was a Moroccan Muslim voyage. He arrived in India during the time of Tughlaq dynasty. Ibn-i-Jauzy was the writer of the Rehla (means journey) who wrote what Ibn i Battuta narrate to him.

Francois Bernier was a French Traveller to the Mughal Empire. He visited in the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. He remained in India for some 12 years, from 1658 to 1669. He also served as personal physician to Dara Shikoh. His book- ‘Travels in the Mughal Empire’, is considered one of the most valuable sources of that time.

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was a renowned traveller of the seventeenth century. He elaborately discussed diamonds and diamond mines of India. His book 'Travels in India' deals with economic mineral resources of India.

 

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