Question
Download Solution PDFMedieval traveller and writer Ibn Batuta belonged to which country?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Morocco.
Key Points
- Ibn Battuta (born February 24, 1304, Tangier, Morocco—died 1368/69 or 1377, Morocco), the greatest medieval Muslim traveller and the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Riḥlah (Travels).
- His great work describes his extensive travels covering some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) in trips to almost all of the Muslim countries and as far as China and Sumatra (now part of Indonesia).
Additional Information
- The full name of Ibn Battuta was Muhammad Ibn Battuta.
- He was born on February 25, 1304, in the medieval era in an Islamic family.
- By profession, he was a Geographer, Jurist, Judge, and Explorer.
- His travelling left out an exclusive note on the Tughlaq dynasty.
- Arrival in India:
- In 1334, Ibn Battuta arrived in India all the way through the mountains of Afghanistan, during the time when the Tughlaq dynasty was at its height.
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