Who among the following European travellers never returned to Europe a

Who among the following European travellers never returned to Europe and settled down in India?

Duarte Barbosa

Manucci

Tavernier

Bernier

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UPSC CDS-2 – 2018

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The correct answer is B) Manucci.

Niccolao Manucci (1639-1717), an Italian adventurer and traveller, came to India around 1656. He served in various capacities, including as a physician, and spent most of his life in India, eventually settling down in the South and dying there. His account, ‘Storia do Mogor’, is a valuable source for the history of the Mughal Empire.

Duarte Barbosa was a Portuguese writer who visited India in the early 16th century. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was a French gem merchant who made multiple voyages to India in the 17th century. François Bernier was a French physician and philosopher who lived in India for several years in the mid-17th century. All three returned to Europe.

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