Who among the following was associated with the Mughal Court as a physician to Prince Dara Shikoh?

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The correct answer is Francois Bernier.

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Francois Bernier (1656 A.D. – 1717 A.D.)

He was a French physician and traveller.
Francois Bernier was briefly personal physician to Mughal prince Dara Shikoh and later on to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Hence option 3 is correct.
"Travels in the Mughal Empire" was written by Francois Bernier.
The book mainly talks about the rules of Dara Shikoh and Aurangzeb.
He wrote in the book that there was no private property in land in Mughal India.