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Ennin
A 9th-century Japanese monk who traveled to China during the Tang Dynasty, documenting religious practices and culture.
Marco Polo
Venetian merchant who traveled through Asia along the Silk Road in the late 13th century.
Xuanzang
Traveled to India to obtain Buddhist scriptures in the 7th century.
Gangnido
Map of the world created by Korean scholar Yi Hoe and cartographer Go Gong-jin in 1402.
Faxian
Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled by foot to India in search of original Buddhist scriptures in the 4th century.
Hsüan-tsang
Alternative name for the monk Xuanzang, noted for his pilgrimage to India during the Tang Dynasty.
Ibn Battuta
Moroccan explorer who traveled extensively in Asia during the 14th century.
Rabban Bar Sauma
A Turkic Chinese monk from Beijing who traveled to the Middle East and Europe in the 13th century.
Zheng He
Led seven major expeditions from China to Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Yijing
A 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk who traveled to India and wrote extensively about the practices there.
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