In which year the Ajanta Caves accidentally quot discovered quot and brought to Western attention in...........

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In which year the Ajanta Caves accidentally "discovered" and brought to Western attention in by a colonial British officer?

1819

1789

1824

1900

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Explanation:

The Ajanta Caves are mentioned in the memoirs of several medieval-era Chinese Buddhist travellers to India and by a Mughal-era official of Akbar era in the early 17th century. They were covered by jungle until accidentally "discovered" and brought to Western attention in 1819 by a colonial British officer Captain John Smith on a tiger-hunting party.