Q. Consider the following travelers who visited India during the Medieval period:

1. William Hawkins
2. Francois Bernier
3. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
4. Duarte Barbosa

Which of the above were specifically associated with the French court or were of French nationality?
Answer: 2 and 3 only
Notes: Francois Bernier was a French physician and traveler who spent 12 years in India during Aurangzeb’s reign. Jean-Baptiste Tavernier was a 17th-century French gem merchant and traveler who made six trips to India. William Hawkins was English, and Duarte Barbosa was Portuguese, so only Bernier and Tavernier were French nationals linked to the French court.