Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) General Knowledge Medieval History Travellers of Medieval India
Consider the following statement:
"It is easy to marry in these islands because of the smallness of the dowries and the pleasures of society that the women offer...When the ships are put in, the crew marry, when they intend to leave they divorce their wives. This is a kind of temporary marriage. The women of these islands never leave their country."
Who among the following travellers had made the above statement about social conditions on Maldive island?
1
Ibn Battuta
2
Al-Biruni
3
Ziyauddin Barani
4
Jean-Baptiste Tavernier