Foreign Travellers to Mughal Reign



Published on 13 Oct 2025

Major Travellers

Time of visit

Visited during the period of

Treatise 

William Hawkins (English traveller) 

1608 AD

Jahangir

"A Treatise of the East Indies" published in 1622

Thomas Roe (English traveller)

1615 AD

Jahangir

“Journal of the Mission to the Mughal Empire”

Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (French gem merchant)

Between 1638-1663 AD

Shahjahan and Aurangzeb

"Voyages in India"

Niccolao Manucci (Italian adventurer)

1653 AD


"Storia do Mogor" (History of the Mughal Emperors)

Francois Bernier (French physician)

1658 AD


"Travels in the Mogul Empire"

Tags:
History & Culture

Keywords:
Foreign Travellers to Mughal Reign foreign travellers Mughals Mughal empire William Hawkins English traveller Thomas Roe English traveller Jean-Baptiste Tavernier French gem merchant Niccolao Manucci Italian adventurer Jahangir Shahjahan and Aurangzeb A Treatise of the East Indies Journal of the Mission to the Mughal Empire Voyages in India Storia do Mogor History of the Mughal Emperors Francois Bernier Travels in the Mogul Empire

Syllabus:
General Studies Paper 1

Topics:
Indian Heritage and Culture

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