Question
Download Solution PDFWho among the following was associated with the Mughal Court as a physician to Prince Dara Shikoh?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Francois Bernier.
Key Points
Francois Bernier (1656 A.D. – 1717 A.D.)
- He was a French physician and traveller.
- Francois Bernier was briefly personal physician to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh and later on to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Hence option 3 is correct.
- "Travels in the Mughal Empire" was written by Francois Bernier.
- The book mainly talks about the rules of Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb.
- He wrote in the book that there was no private property in land in Mughal India.
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