{"id":57509,"date":"2024-04-16T01:03:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=57509"},"modified":"2024-04-16T01:03:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:03:14","slug":"who-among-the-following-came-to-india-at-the-instance-of-sultan-mahmud-of-ghazni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/who-among-the-following-came-to-india-at-the-instance-of-sultan-mahmud-of-ghazni\/","title":{"rendered":"Who among the following came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;AI-Masudi&#8221; option2=&#8221;Al-Biruni&#8221; option3=&#8221;Sulaiman&#8221; option4=&#8221;Abdul Haq&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>Al-Biruni<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Biruni was a Persian polymath who was born in Khwarazm in 973 CE. He was a mathematician, astronomer, physicist, geographer, alchemist, historian, linguist, and philosopher. He is considered one of the greatest scientists of the Islamic Golden Age.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Biruni came to India at the instance of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in 1017 CE. He stayed in India for several years and wrote extensively about the country&#8217;s history, culture, and science. His most famous work on India is the Kitab al-Hind (Book of India).<\/p>\n<p>Al-Biruni was a keen observer and a brilliant scientist. He made many important contributions to the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics, geography, and alchemy. He was also a gifted linguist and was fluent in several languages, including Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, and Greek.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Biruni&#8217;s work on India is a valuable source of information about the country&#8217;s history and culture. It is also a testament to his intellectual brilliance and his wide-ranging interests.<\/p>\n<p>The other options are incorrect because:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI-Masudi was an Arab historian who lived from 896 to 956 CE. He never came to India.<\/li>\n<li>Sulaiman was the son of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. He never came to India either.<\/li>\n<li>Abdul Haq was a 16th-century Indian scholar. 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