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Q. The foreign traveller who visited India during the Mughal Period and who left us and expert’s description of the Peacok Throne, was

A
Omrah' Danishmand khan
B
Geronimo Verroneo
C
Tavernier
D
Austinof Bordeaux

Correct Answer

Tavernier

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