Who among the following was associated with the Mughal Court as a physician to Prince Dara Shikoh?

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  1. Hakim Afzal Khan
  2. Ibn Batturt
  3. Francois Bernier
  4. Duarte Barbosa

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Option 3 : Francois Bernier
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The correct answer is Francois Bernier.

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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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