Ibn Baṭṭūṭa

“…only be described as astounding. During the 1300s, Ibn Battuta, a scholar of Islamic law from Morocco, traveled over 170,000 kilometers. His journeys included West Africa, India, China and Southeast Asia.…”

“…, and when the famous North African traveler Ibn Battuta visited Egypt ten years later, he noticed that the local economy had still not recovered from the giant influx of the valuable metal.…”

“…to the Islamic character of its port cities. Ibn Battuta commented a century later about the order of the kingdom and the power of its ruler. From Pasai, Islam spread eastward to the…”

“…-- -- --. Tangier Exploration .Fez [page 158] Ibn Battuta (1304-1368/70) Ibn Battuta traveled more than 75,000 miles in 29 years through more than 40 modern countries, compiling one of the best eyewitness…”

“…a flavor of this age of discovery, like Ibn Battuta, who left home in 1325 to perform a pilgrimage to Mecca, and returned three decades later having explored the limits of Muslim lands.…”

“…months of construction. IbnBat tuta ........ ........... 1325 Ibn Battuta leaves Tangier on his 29-year journey. 1311 The Ecumenical Council of Vienne decides to establish schools of Arabic and Islamic studies at universities…”

“…esteem, money was given generously and learning flourished. Ibn Battuta, the 14th-century "It was this gr eat liberality which they {Muslims ] displayed in educat in g the ir people in the school…”

“…the mercantile republics of Italy, like the Genoese. Ibn Battuta sailed to Anatolia on a Genoese boat because they dominated this part of the trade routes, and he said, "The Christians treated us…”

“…in the cities of Aleppo and Damasc us. Ibn Battuta desc ribed Damascus as a glass making center when he traveled through ther e in the 1300s. Not only Syria, but Egypt, Iraq,…”

“…and in Ceylon. From the 14th centur y, Ibn Battuta refers to pearl-diving methods: "The diver attaches a cord to his waist and dives," he said. "On the bottom, he fi.nds shells embedded…”

“…to "pay" for goods. In the time of Ibn Battuta, the 14th-century Muslim traveler, the Maldi ves used cowrie shells as curren cy, as they were highl y treasured, and these reached distant…”

“…Baghdad involved private chambers and three towels, causing Ibn Battuta to say, "I have never seen such an elaboration as all this in any city other than Baghdad." As we have said, the…”

“…through, albeit sometimes only with a passpor t Ibn Battuta said, when going into Syria, "No one may pass this place ... without a passport from Egypt, as a measure of protection for…”

“…travelers achieving both good surveillance and secur ity. Ibn Battuta said: "China is the safest and best countr y for the traveler A man may travel for nine months alone with great wealth…”

“…jou rney, and this was called Risalah. Like Ibn Battuta 's Rihla, the Risalah is of great value because it describes the places and people of northern Europe, in particular a people called…”

“…pottery and paper money came west from China. Ibn Battuta also flowed along with the wool and the wax, gold and melons, ivory and silk sheikhs and sultans, wise men and fellow pilgrims.…”

“…and it was the world's f:trst camera obscura. Ibn Battuta • Ibn Battuta FULL NAME: Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battuta BORN: 1304 in Tangier, Morocco DIED: 1368 or 1370 MOST INFLUENTIAL WORK: The…”