Ibn Battuta
14th century Muslim Maghrebi scholar and explorer · Historical Figures · Lived 1304 to 1368 · aged 64
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Something wrong?He walked 117,000 kilometers across three continents over thirty years - more ground than any explorer before the modern age, double Zheng He's range and nearly five times Marco Polo's.
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, The mosque of 'Amr is highly venerated and widely celebrated. The Friday service is held in it and the road runs through it from east to west.
There are a large number of religious establishments ["convents "] which they call khanqahs, and the nobles vie with one another in building them.
One day I rode in company with ‘Alã-ul-mulk and arrived at a plain called Tarna at a distance of seven miles from the city.
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About this person
Ibn Battuta left Tangier in 1325 and didn't stop. For three decades he moved through Africa, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula, covering distances that wouldn't be matched until ships and rails remade travel. He was a scholar and a Muslim making hajj, but the road became the point. By 1354 he'd seen more of the medieval world than anyone on record. Near the end of his life he dictated the Rihla - A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling - an account that survives as both itinerary and artifact. He died in 1368 or 1369, having walked farther than the age could measure.
Historical Figures born in the 1300s 6
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