Ibn Battuta: 2 books
The Travels of Ibn Battuta
in the Near East, Asia and Africa, 1325-1354
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
The Arab equivalent of Marco Polo, Sheikh Ibn Battuta (1304-77) set out as a young man on a pilgrimage to Mecca that ended 27 years and 75,000 miles later.The only medieval traveler known to have visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time, Ibn Battuta was born into a family of highly respected...
Travels in Asia and Africa
1325-1354
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2004
'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...