Name: New Technologies and Lifestyles
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 44 s
Description: From the Persian wheel and firearms to tea and potatoes, new social relations formed with the introduction of the new technology into India. Learn how!

Question

How do travelogues help in the reconstruction of history? Give examples.

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In the reconstruction of history, travelogues play an important role. Foreign travellers' accounts are called travelogues. The Travelogues give us a comprehensive overview of the political events, social conditions, and economic features of the people and empires they visited.

Travelogues serve an important part in the reconstruction of history because:

a. They provide a full description of political events and trade and commerce.

b. They provide information about the living situations of individuals throughout that time period.

c. Their stories also reveal information about monarchs' and working styles of their courts'.

d. It provides a firsthand account of the time period.

The important foreign travellers in the medieval period include:

AI-Beruni, who wrote an account of the rulers of Delhi Sultans

Minhaj-us-siraj, a prolific writer who wrote about political events

Marco Polo, who visited South India and reported on the country's economic situation

Batuta, who came to see Muhamad Bin Tughlaq during his rule

How do travelogues help in the reconstruction of history? Give examples.

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