In this article, we have listed the popular foreign travellers in Indian history.
India is a country with a rich culture and tradition. This attracted many foreign travellers to visit India.
Foreign Travellers in Indian History are an important topic for competitive exams including SSC, bank, PSC, Railway, Defense and other exams. Questions are often asked about foreign travellers, their period and other details.
Here we have listed Foreign Travellers in Indian History with their period and other information.
Foreign Travellers in Indian History
| Traveller | Period | Who | Misc |
| Deimachos | 300-273 BC | Greek ambassador | Came to India during the reign of Bindusara |
| Megasthenes | 302-298 BC | Greek ethnographer & ambassador | Came to India during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, wrote Indica |
| Fahien/Faxian | 405-411 AD | Chinese Buddhist monk | Came to India during the reign of Chandragupta II |
| Husuain-tsang/Xuanzang | 630-645 AD | Chinese Buddhist monk | |
| Al-Biruni/Abu Rayhan Muhammad | 1024-1030 AD | Muslim scholar and polymath | write Taharikh-al-Hind About the social, religious, and political nature of India at this time. |
| Marco Polo | 1292-1294 AD | Italian merchant traveller | write “The Book of Sir Marcopolo” about the Indian Economy at this time. |
| Ibn Battuta | 1333-1347 AD | Traveller of Morocco | Came to India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughluq and wrote Rihla about the Indian geographical, social and economic behaviour of this time. |
| Abdur Razzaq | 1443-1444 AD | Parsian traveller | Came to India at Zamorin’s Calicut. Describe Vijayanagara at Hampi. |
| Domingo Paes | 1520-1522 AD | Portuguese traveller | Came to India during the reign of Krishna Deva Raya, the last Hindu king of Vijayanagara. |
| William Hawkins | 1608-1611 AD | Ambassador of James II, King of England | Came to India during the reign of Jahangir, the great mogul. William Finch came with him. |
| Sir Thomas Roe | 1615-1619 AD | Ambassador of James | Came to India during the reign of Jahangir, the great mogul. |
| Edward Terry | 1616 AD | Ambassador of Thomas Roe | Describe Indian social(Gujrat) behaviour. |
| Peter Manti | 1630-1634 AD | Italian traveller | Came to India during the reign of Shah Jahan. Describe the people of Mughal. |
