Through the Eyes of Travellers Class 12 | Class 12 History Chapter 5 full explanation

This is the one-shot explanation of 'Through the Eyes of Travellers ', class 12 history chapter 5. This chapter covers the history of medieval India. In this video, we will study the history of medieval India through the eyes of travellers. We will learn about some amazing travellers like- Al-Biruni, Ibn Battuta, Abdur Razzaq Samarqandi, Francois Bernier, and Marco Polo. This video is helpful for the aspirants of boards and CUET 2025. For more such videos, subscribe to us and stay tuned.

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Time Stamp -

00:00 - Intro
03:01- Why did people travel?
07:13 - Some famous Medieval Travellers
09:13 - Who was Al-Biruni
11:48 - Causes that made Al-Biruni to visit India
13:15 - What is in Kitab-ul-Hind?
15:22 - Interesting Format of Kitab-ul-Hind
16:50 - Target audience of Kitab-ul-Hind
18:22 - How the term Hindu came?
20:30 - Story of Ibn Battuta
21:36 - Itinerary of Ibn Battuta
22:15 - About Marco Polo
24:28 - Battuta in India
26:34 - Battuta's travel to China
28:46 - How difficult was it to travel in the Medieval period?
30:32 - About Rihala
33:25 - Early European travellers
34:48 - Who was Bernier?
35:40 - Book of Bernier
36:24 - Why did Bernier compare India with the West?
38:01 - How did the texts of Bernier become popular in Europe?
41:03 - Barriers in India mentioned by Al-Biruni
42:31 - Sources referred by Al-Biruni
42:46 - Major works in India
43:00 - Description of Indian Caste system by Al-Biruni
48:14 - How Ibn Battuta deals with unfamiliarity?
49:30 - Description of Indian cities by Ibn Battuta
55:45 - Social life in towns as per Ibn Battuta
57:25 - Economy of Indian towns as per Ibn Battuta
1:00:19 - Communication system of India by Ibn Battuta
1:05:24 - Recap of Bernier
1:07:00 - Description of Indian Land ownership system by Ibn Battuta
1:14:32 - Impacts of Accounts of Bernier
1:17:52 - A more complex social reality
1:25:35 - Depiction of Indian towns by Bernier
1:26:30 - Reality of Indian towns
1:30:30 - The slavery system in India
1:33;)2 - Importance of Women and Sati system