Question

Who was the Chinese traveller that visited Kerala during the medieval period?

• A. Ma Huan
• B. Ibn Battuta
• C. Marco Polo
• D. Megasthenes

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Ma Huan

Historical sources

• Copper plates are the important source of history of medieval Kerala between the 9th and the 18th century CE.

Eg: Therisappalli and Jewish copper plates.

• The script used was Vattezhuthu, an old script.

Eg: record of the rights sanctioned to Anchuvannam, a group of traders, by Bhaskararavi, a medieval ruler of Kerala based at Mahodayapuram is documented as a copper plate

• Ma Huan, a Chinese traveller, who visited Kerala during the period gave a description of the 15th century Calicut port and trade.