An ambassador of Selecus Nikator, who visited e court of Chandragupta Maurya. He wrote an interesting book 'Indica'in which he gave a vivid account of Chandragupta Maurya's reign.
He came to India during the reign of Chandragupta II Vikramaditya. The object of his visit was to see the holy places of Buddhism and to collect Buddhist books and relics. He was the first Chinese pilgrim to visit India.
He visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana.
Chinese traveller, he visited India in connection with Buddhism. His work Biographies of Eminent Monks, provides us useful information about the social, religious and cultural life of the people of this country.
An Arab traveller, he has given an extensive account of India in his work 'Muruj-ul-Zahab'.
His real name was Abu Rohan Mahamudand he came to India along with Mahmud of Ghazni during one of his Indian raids. He travelled all over India and wrote a book' Tahqiq-i-Hind'. The book dealts with the social, religious and political conditions in India.
A Venetian traveller, he visited South India in 1294 A.D. (during the reign of Pandyan ruler of Madurai, Madverman Kulshekhara : 1272-1311). His work The Book of Sir Marco Polo' gives an invaluable account of the economic history of India.
A Morrish traveller, he visited India during the reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. His book' Rchla' (the Travelogue) throws a lot of light on tlie reign of Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq and the geographical, economic and social conditions in India.
He came from Damascus. He gives a vivid account of India in his book, 'Masalik albsar fi-mamalik al-amsar’.
A Venetian traveller, he gives a comprehensive account of the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar.
He was a Russian merchant, who visited South India in 1470. He describes the condition of the Bahmani kingdom under Muhammad III(1463-82).
He was a Portuguese traveller. He has given a valuable narrative of the government and the people of the Vijayanagar empire.