Ibn Batuda

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Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Batuta (1304-1369), also known as Shams ad-Din was a Muslim traveler and geographer.

He was born at Tangier, Morocco, on the 24th February 1304 (703 Hijra). He left Tangier on Thursday, 14th June, 1325 (2nd Rajab 725) when he was 21. His travels lasted for about 30 years, after which he returned to Fez, Morocco at the court of Sultan Abu'Inan and dictated accounts of his journeys to Ibn Juzay. These are known as the famous Travels (Rihala) of Ibn Battuta. He died at Fez in 1369.

Ibn Battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every Muslim ruler of his time. He also travelled in Ceylon (present Sri Lanka), China and Byzantium and South Russia. The mere extent of his travels is estimated at no less than 75,000 miles, a figure which is not likely to have been surpassed before the age of steam.

See also

List of geographers

Sources

A journey of a life time through ibn batuta's africa by A.S. Chughtai