India is known as the world’s spiritual leader. In ancient times, India’s educational system was superior to that of all other countries. Perhaps this is why so many international visitors come to India to learn about the Indian educational system.
List of Foreign Travellers who came to India in the Medieval Period
Foreign Travellers before 1500 Name Country Time Ruler / Dynasty Book / Remarks Al-Masudi Arab 957 Muruj-ul-Zehab Al-beruni Uzbekistan 1024-30 Sultan Mahmud Tahqiq-i-Hind Marco Polo Italy 1288-92 Pandya Kakatiya Book of Sir Marco Polo Ibn-e-Batuta Morocco 1333-42 Mohammad Bin Tughlaq Rehla Shihabuddin al-Umari Damascus 1348 Masalik albsar fi-mamalik al-amsar Nicolo Conti Italy 1420-22 Dev Ray I Tsang Hi (Mahuan) China 1421-31 Jalaluddin of Bengal Abdur Razzak Iran 1442-43 Dev Ray II Athnasius Niketin Russia 1470-74 Mohammad III, Bahmani Vasco da Gama Portugal 1498 Zamorin
Foreign Travellers before 1500 Foreign Travellers 1500-1600 Name Country Time Ruler / Dynasty Book / Remarks Ludovico de Varthema Italy Gujrat, Vijayanagar Duarte Barbosa Portugal 1500-16 Krishna Dev Ray Domingo’s Paes Portugal 1520-22 Krishna Dev Ray Nuniz Portugal 1535-37 Achyut Dev Ray Anthony Monserrate Portugal 1578-82 Akbar Ralph Fitch England 1585-91 Akbar John Mildenhall England 1603 Akbar 1st recorded burial of an Englishman in India Ceaser Fredriseh Vijay Nagar John Linscoten Dutch Vijay Nagar Lama Taranath Tibet Eastern India
Foreign Travellers 1500-1600 Foreign Travellers 1600-20 Name Country Time Ruler / Dynasty Book / Remarks William Hawkins England 1608-13 Jahangir King James I William Fisch England 1608-12 Jahangir John Jurdan Portugal 1608-17 Jahangir Nicholos Doughton England 1608-15 Jahangir Nicholos Withurgton England 1612-16 Jahangir Thomas Coryat England 1612-17 Jahangir Thomas Roe England 1615-19 Jahangir King James I Pal Canning England 1615-25 Jahangir Edward Terry England 1616-19 Jahangir Francisco Paelsert Dutch 1620-27 Jahangir
Foreign Travellers 1600-20 Foreign Travellers after 1620 Name Country Time Ruler / Dynasty Book / Remarks Pietra Della Velle Italy 1622-60 Jahangir John Loyatt Dutch 1626-33 Shahjahan John Fryer England 1627 Shahjahan Peter Mundy Italy 1630-34 Shahjahan John Albert de Mandesto Germany 1638 visited Surat Baptiste Tavernier France 1641-87 Shahjahan Aurangzeb Nicolao Manucci Italy 1656-87 Dara Shikoh François Bernier France 1658-68 Aurangzeb Physician of Dara Sikho Jean de Thevnot France 1666-68 Aurangzeb John Fryer English 1672-81 Surat and Bombay Gammilly Careri Italy 1695-97 Bijapur
Foreign Travellers after 1620 
