Afanasy Nikitin

For the ship, see Afanasy Nikitin (icebreaker).
Afanasy Nikitin
Monument to Afanasy Nikitin in Tver, Russia
Native name
Афанасий Никитин
Born
Tver, Principality of Tver
Diedc. spring 1475
Near Smolensk, Grand Duchy of Lithuania
LanguageRussian
Notable worksA Journey Beyond the Three Seas

Afanasy Nikitin (Russian: Афанасий Никитин; died 1475) 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).


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