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Q: Which traveller and scholar wrote 'Kitab-ul-Hind'?
  • A. Duarte Barbosa
  • B. Seydi Ali Reis
  • C. Al Biruni
  • D. Ibn Battuta
Correct Answer: Option C - The original name of Al-Biruni is Abu Rayhan Muhammad Ibn Ahmed Al - Biruni. He was born in 973 AD in Khwarezm, Uzbekistan. When Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarezm in 1027 AD, Al-Biruni also came to Ghazni as war prisoner. The name of his famous book is ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ or ‘Tareekh-E-Hind’.
C. The original name of Al-Biruni is Abu Rayhan Muhammad Ibn Ahmed Al - Biruni. He was born in 973 AD in Khwarezm, Uzbekistan. When Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarezm in 1027 AD, Al-Biruni also came to Ghazni as war prisoner. The name of his famous book is ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ or ‘Tareekh-E-Hind’.

Explanations:

The original name of Al-Biruni is Abu Rayhan Muhammad Ibn Ahmed Al - Biruni. He was born in 973 AD in Khwarezm, Uzbekistan. When Sultan Mahmud invaded Khwarezm in 1027 AD, Al-Biruni also came to Ghazni as war prisoner. The name of his famous book is ‘Kitab-ul-Hind’ or ‘Tareekh-E-Hind’.