Afanasy Nikitin
Afanasy Nikitin (Russian: Афанасий Никитин; died 1472) was a Russian merchant from Tver and one of the first Europeans (after Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to India. He described his trip in a narrative known as A Journey Beyond the Three Seas (Khozheniye za tri morya).
Afanasy Nikitin | |
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Monument to Afanasy Nikitin in Tver, Russia | |
| Native name | Афанасий Никитин |
| Born | Tver, Principality of Tver |
| Died | c. spring 1475 Near Smolensk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania |
| Language | Russian |
| Notable works | A Journey Beyond the Three Seas |
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