Which fourteenth – century traveller described how Indian chieftains fortified themselves using bamboo groves and rugged terrains for defence?
Which fourteenth – century traveller described how Indian chieftains fortified themselves using bamboo groves and rugged terrains for defence?
चौदहवीं शताब्दी के किस यात्री नें वर्णन किया है कि किस प्रकार भारतीय सरदारों ने रक्षा के लिए बांस के झुरमुटों और ऊबड़ – खाबड़ इलाकों का उपयोग करके अपनी किलेबंदी की थी?
Detailed Solution & Logic
Ibn Battuta/ इब्न बतूता
Ibn Battuta was a 14th-century Moroccan traveler who visited India during the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
In his famous travel account Rihla, he described how Indian chieftains used natural defenses like dense bamboo groves and rugged terrain to protect themselves from enemies. This reflects the strategic use of geography in medieval Indian warfare.
इब्न बतूता 14वीं सदी के प्रसिद्ध यात्री थे, जो मुहम्मद बिन तुगलक के समय भारत आए थे।
अपनी पुस्तक रिहला में उन्होंने लिखा है कि भारतीय सरदार (chieftains) बांस के घने जंगलों और ऊबड़-खाबड़ भू-भाग का उपयोग रक्षा के लिए करते थे। यह उस समय की युद्ध रणनीति को दर्शाता है।
🟡 Why other options are incorrect / अन्य विकल्प गलत क्यों हैं
- Al-Biruni ❌
He came in the 11th century, not the 14th century. - Marco Polo ❌
He visited India in the 13th century, and did not describe this specific defense method. - Megasthenes ❌
He lived in the 4th century BCE during the Mauryan period.
⭐ Extra Facts / अतिरिक्त तथ्य
- Ibn Battuta served as a Qazi (judge) in Delhi.
इब्न बतूता दिल्ली में काज़ी (न्यायाधीश) भी रहे। - His book Rihla is an important source of medieval Indian history.
उनकी पुस्तक रिहला मध्यकालीन भारत के इतिहास का महत्वपूर्ण स्रोत है।
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