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
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2018
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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