Which Chinese dynasty sent Sung Yun to India?

He was sent by the Northern Wei Dynasty of China.

Foreign Travelers in Ancient India

UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: The Chinese Pilgrim who visited India in the early 6th century was-

Sung Yun was the Chinese pilgrim who visited India in the early 6th century (518-522 CE). He was sent to search for Buddhist texts and provided accounts of North-Western India during that period.

Exam Year

2016

Evidence Source

Link

ID: ANC_HIS_PMPG_2016_89 Ref: Buddhist Records of the Western World by Samuel Beal