Q. Which of the following foreign travelers visited the Mughal Empire?

1. Ralph Fitch
2. Bernier
3. Monserrate

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Answer: All of the above
Notes: Ralph Fitch was a merchant of London, who traveled in India during the 16th century and wrote a travelogue on his return to England. He had described that Agra and Fatehpur Sikri were larger than London. So, option 1 is correct. Francois Berneir was a French physician and traveler. For a brief period, he was the chief physician of Dara Shikoh. He also wrote ‘Travels in the Mughal Empire’. His detailed description of India and Indians was a source material among the colonial Europeans. So, option 2 is correct. Monserrate was a Jesuit priest who was sent by the Portuguese to debate in the Ibadat Khana of Akbar. He had great hopes of converting the emperor to Catholicism. So, option 3 is also correct. So, answer is option d.

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