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The amazing travels of Ibn Battuta
In 1325, when Ibn Battuta was just 21, he bid farewell to his parents in Tangier, Morocco, and embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca. It was 30 years before he returned home, having seen much of the world. In this book he recalls his amazing journey and the fascinating people, cultures, and places he encountered. He traveled extensively, throughout Islamic lands and beyond -- from the Middle East to Africa to Europe to Asia. Ibn Battuta kept a diary of his travels, and even though he lost it many times and had to recall and rewrite what he had seen, he kept a remarkable record of his years away.
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The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the fourteenth century
Ross Dunn here recounts the great traveler's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times.
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Ibn Battuta : the medieval world's greatest traveler throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe
Ibn Battuta, a fourteenth-century Moroccan adventurer and religious scholar, was one of the most ambitious travelers of the Silk Road. Scholars estimate his lifelong journeys covered no fewer than 75,000 miles. Because of his knowledge of Muslim history and laws, he was greatly respected by the Muslim rulers he visited. His geographical records helped fill in the pieces of a mysterious world, a world in which people of different regions knew little or nothing about what lay over the horizon. It was Ibn Battuta, more than any other explorer of his era, who was able to make intra-cultural introductions. Bibliography, Detailed Table of Contents, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Glossary, Illustrations, Index, Primary Sources, Sidebars, Timelines, Websites.
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Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354
'One of the most fascinating travel books of all time' Times Literary Supplement 'He could not have been more 'modern' if he had been born in the twentieth century' Evening Standard Ibn Battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every Muhammadan ruler of his time and the extent of his journeys is estimated to be at least 75,000 miles. His work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which illustrates, among other things, how wide the sphere of influence of the Muslim merchants was. Ibn Battuta's interest in places was subordinate to his interest in people and his geographical knowledge was gained entirely from personal experience. For his details he relied exclusively on his memory, cultivated by the system of a theological education. This edition, translated afresh from the Arabic text, provides extensive notes which enable the journeys to be followed in detail. Important historical and religious background to the Travels is also added by H. A. R. Gibb.
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The Adventures of Ibn Battuta
Ross Dunn here recounts the great traveler's remarkable career, interpreting it within the cultural and social context of Islamic society and giving the reader both a biography of an extraordinary personality and a study of the hemispheric dimensions of human interchange in medieval times.
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Ibn Battuta : the great traveller
\"Long before planes or trains were invented, Ibn Battuta went on a remarkable 30 year journey, including four trips to Hajj, travelling over 100,000 kilometers.\"--Back cover.
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The adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim traveler of the 14th century
Abu Abdallah ibn Battuta made a series of remarkable journeys, beginning with a pilgrimage from Morocco to Mecca when he was 21. In later years he reached India, China, the Volga River and East Africa, an extraordinary achievement during the 14th century.
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