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Exam Year
2016
Evidence Source
UPSC LevelID: ANC_HIS_PMPG_2016_75 Ref: Buddhist Records of the Western World by Samuel Beal
Chinese traveller 'Sungyun' was came to India in:
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The Chinese traveler Sungyun visited India from 515 CE to 520 CE. He was a Buddhist pilgrim sent to collect sacred texts and provided valuable accounts of the Gandhara region.