Which of the following foreign travelers was a Russian merchant who visited the Bahmani Kingdom (specifically Bidar) and left a starkly detailed account describing the immense luxury of the nobles in sharp contrast to the extreme poverty of the common country people?

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Afanasy Nikitin, a Russian merchant, visited the Bahmani kingdom between 1470 and 1474. In his travelogue 'The Journey Beyond Three Seas', he provides valuable insights into the socio-economic conditions, noting that while the nobles were extremely opulent and carried in silver beds, the commoners lived in miserable poverty.

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