Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Battutah (/ˌɪbən bætˈtuːtɑː/; 24 February 1304 – 1368/1369), commonly known as Ibn Battuta , was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar. Over a period of thirty years from 1325 to 1354, Ibn Battuta visited most of North Africa, the Middle East, East Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, China, the Iberian While the Muslim world was governed by many different dynasties, Ibn Battuta ' s experiences show that there was a remarkable religious and cultural uniformity, evidenced by his ability to gain legal employment in numerous locations. Ibn Battuta (l. 1304-1368/69) was a Moroccan explorer from Tangier whose expeditions took him further than any other traveler of his time and resulted in his famous work, The Rihla of Ibn Battuta . Scholar... The journeys of Ibn Battuta are some of the most remarkable in the history of travel. Born in Tangier, Morocco, in 1304, Ibn Battuta embarked on his first journey at the age of 21 in 1325, initially intending to fulfill the Islamic duty of pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca. What began as a religious obligation turned into an extraordinary odyssey that spanned nearly three decades and over 120,000 kilometers (75,000 miles). His travels took him across vast swathes of the Islamic world and beyond ...
