Maharashtra kingdom people were affable: Chinese traveller Xuanzang
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Tue, Jan 19 2021 19:27 IST |
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XUANZANG, the great Chinese Scholar and Traveller (602-664 AD) who visited the ancient Kingdom of Maharashtra and lived in present day Mumbai.. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, Jan 19 : The people of the ancient Maharashtra kingdom were very warm, friendly and helpful, with high self-esteem , observed the great Chinese Buddhist monk and wanderer Xuanzang, according to a new book.
The scholar Xuanzang (602-664 AD) travelled in classical India during the 7th century AD, spending around 12 years traversing the length and breadth of the country, according to the new treatise, Mumbai Beyond Bombay by historian, scholar and archaeologist Dr Suraj A. Pandit.