Ibn Battuta | Biography, History, Travels, & Map | Britannica
WEBIbn Battuta, medieval Muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous travel books, the Rihlah. His great work describes the people, places, and cultures he encountered in his journeys along some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) across and beyond the Islamic world.
Ibn Battuta - Wikipedia
WEBAbū Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abd Allāh Al-Lawātī (/ ˌ ɪ b ən b æ t ˈ t uː t ɑː /; 24 February 1304 – 1368/1369), commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.
Ibn Battuta - World History Encyclopedia
WEBFeb 7, 2019 · Ibn Battuta (l. 1304-1368/69) was a Moroccan Explorer from Tangiers who traveled more widely than anyone of his day, covering 75,000 miles (120,000 km) between 1325 - c. 1352.
Why Moroccan Scholar Ibn Battuta May Be the Greatest Explorer ... - HISTORY
WEBJul 20, 2017 · Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta allegedly spent nearly 30 years wandering some 75,000 miles across Africa, the Middle East, India and Southeast Asia.
Life and Travels of Ibn Battuta, World Explorer and Writer
WEBSep 28, 2018 · Ibn Battuta (1304–1368) was a scholar, theologian, adventurer, and traveler who, like Marco Polo fifty years earlier, wandered the world and wrote about it. Battuta sailed, rode camels and horses, and walked his way to 44 different modern countries, traveling an estimated 75,000 miles during a 29 year period.
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WEBAfter eight years, Ibn Battuta was eager to escape the political intrigue. The king agreed to send him as an ambassador to China, and made him responsible for taking shiploads of goods to the Yuan emperor, in return for the emperor’s previous gifts of 100 slaves and cartloads of cloth and swords.
The Travels of Ibn Battuta | ORIAS
WEBWelcome to this tour of Ibn Battuta's medieval travels! You will be following in the footsteps of this famous 14th century Muslim traveler, exploring the places he visited and the people he encountered.
Ibn Baṭṭūṭah summary | Britannica
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Ibn Battuta - New World Encyclopedia
WEBAbu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battuta (1304 to 1368 or 1377, year of death uncertain) was born in Tangier, Morocco during the time of the Merinid Sultanate, which ruled in the Islamic calendar year 703. He was born into a Berber family and was a Sunni Muslim scholar and jurisprudent from the Maliki Madhhab (a school of Fiqh, Islamic law).
Ibn Battuta, One of the Greatest Travelers of All Time
WEBBorn in 1304 in Tangier, Morocco, Ibn Battuta claimed to have journeyed through what we now call North Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India, and China, visiting areas that today make up...
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