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Q: Which Chinese traveler visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana?
  • A. Itsing
  • B. Ibn Battuta
  • C. Fahiyan
  • D. Hiuen Tsang
Correct Answer: Option D - Hiuen Tsang came to India during the reign of Harshavardhan (629-645 AD). He lived in India for 16 years and studied at Nalanda University in Bihar. Hiuen Tsang's travelogue is famous by the name Si-yu-ki. Other prominent travelers from China were Fa-hien, during the time of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), Shungyun and Itsing who came to India in the seventh century.
D. Hiuen Tsang came to India during the reign of Harshavardhan (629-645 AD). He lived in India for 16 years and studied at Nalanda University in Bihar. Hiuen Tsang's travelogue is famous by the name Si-yu-ki. Other prominent travelers from China were Fa-hien, during the time of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), Shungyun and Itsing who came to India in the seventh century.

Explanations:

Hiuen Tsang came to India during the reign of Harshavardhan (629-645 AD). He lived in India for 16 years and studied at Nalanda University in Bihar. Hiuen Tsang's travelogue is famous by the name Si-yu-ki. Other prominent travelers from China were Fa-hien, during the time of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya), Shungyun and Itsing who came to India in the seventh century.