By the time he returned home for good almost 30 years later, he had covered some 120,000 km and nearly every part of the islamic world. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco. The governor of one city gave him alms gifts of gold and woolen cloth. All that is known about ibn battuta s life comes from the autobiographical information included in the account of his travels, which records that he was of berber descent, born into a family of islamic legal scholars in tangier, morocco, on 25 february 4, during the reign of the marinid dynasty. Ibn battuta is a traveller of historical importance whose memoirs went a long way in providing a clear account of the numerous countries that he visited. Ibn battuta started on his travels in 25, when he was 20 years old.
Along the way, ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools. My answer is just my understanding you can read his travel writing to understand more in depth. The moroccan traveller ibn battuta set out from his native town of tangiers on a pilgrimage to mecca in june 25, when he was 21 years old. Ibn battuta biography childhood, life achievements. The driver rides on one of the horses and carries a whip or wooden goad. We stayed one night in the island mombassa, and then pursued our journey to kulwa, which is. The mo serious difficulty is offered by the chronology of the travels, which is. The sheikh ibn batuta, the author of these travels, left his native city, tanjiers. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time kj vids. The place i came back to in 55 was not the same as the one i left. After his many journies, ibn battuta was ready to settle down. After visiting iraq, shiraz and mesopotamia he once more returned to perform the hajj at makkah and remained there for three years. He crossed the continent africa and reached cairo the capital of egypt. Ibn batuta was a famous explorer of the medieval era who chronicled his travel accounts spanning over three decades.
He is known for the account of his journeys called the rihla voyage. Ibn battuta spent 29 years traveling the world during the middle ages. He set out from his native tangier in 25, when he was just 21. The ruler of morocco wanted a record of ibn battutas travels and insisted that he tell the stories of his journeys to a scholar. Imagine being away from your friends and family for 29 years. Welcome to this tour of ibn battutas medieval travels. Ibn battuta was from a family that produced a number of muslim judges. Ruled by the mughals in the th century, india was renowned for its unique indoislamic architecture, majestic monuments and immense wealth. All that is known about ibn battutas life comes from the autobiographical information included in the account of his travels. Travel maps battuta was born in tangier and left for his long journey at twenty one years old. Ibn battuta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ibn battuta was born in the 14th century in what is modernday morocco. The dar alislam means the abode of islam, the part of.
A muslim traveler of the 14th century is historian ross dunns account of the world of islam in the 1400s as based on the contemporaneous book written about the journeys of ibn battuta, an educated legal scholar from tangier in morocco whose travels extend from subsaharan africa across northern africa to the middle east, persia, palestine. This is a list of places visited by ibn battuta in the years 2553. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. Abu abd allah muhammad ibn batutah, known as ibn battuta or sometimes battuta, was born to a berber family of islamic legal scholars in tangier, morocco. He received the traditional juristic and literary education in his native town of tangier. Ibn battuta s timeline 20 joined the haji 4 ibn battuta was born in tangier, morocco on the 24 th of february 22 met andronicus 25 visited mecca 41 met king mansa suleyman 51 farther died in battle of illness 69 ibn battuta died in fez, morocco of black death 11.
You will be following in the footsteps of this famous 14th century muslim traveler, exploring the places he visited and the people he encountered. Even though the journey was dangerous, pious muslim. These are known as the famous travels rihala of ibn battuta. There he met with the sultan who appointed ibn battuta to be qadi, or judge. The journey of ibn battuta, 2554, published houghton mifflin. Ibn battuta was a muslim traveler who lived in the 14th c. During his travels, he covered around 75,000 miles of ground which included much of the. Born as abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta 4 to 69 c. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. He records information about the places he passes on his journey.
Timetoasts free timeline maker lets you create timelines online. Ibn battutas next stop was tunis, the capital of tunisia. He was 50 years old and had traveled more than 75,000 miles. After mecca, ibn battuta decided to seek employment in india. Ibn battuta visits kilwa as illustration of ibn battutas visit to kilwa some old pictures of kilwa. It is questionable whether ibn battuta visited all the places that he described. Detailed accounts of his lifes excursions are recorded in a memoire. Like the trip to mecca, giving alms is a pillar of islam. In 25, at the age of 21, he started his travels by undertaking the pilgrimage hajj to mecca. The splendour of indias mughal period is clearly evident in the court. This weekend is to celebrate the end of the study year and the start of the holiday.
Ibn battutas travels in the middle east by christopher. The account of the travels of the muslim legal scholar ibn battuta in the first half. On the weekend of july 3 until july 5, ibn battuta will take residence on schiermonnikoog, for our annual schierweekend. He travled throguh asia minor, the steppe lands north of the black sea, and the region of the caspain sea to get there. In 25, at the age of 21, he started his travels by undertaking the pilgrimage.
Recent reprint of the 1929 classic detailing the journeys and travelogues of one ibn battuta, the famous muslim explorer. For the reader interested in understanding the context of ibn battutas travels, this is an invaluable reference. It promises to be a legendary weekend with a lot of fun and hopefully great weather. Ibn battuta travels to egypt, syria and arabia at the age of 21, ibn battuta left tangier to make the hajj. Ibn battutas timeline 20 joined the haji 4 ibn battuta was born in tangier, morocco on the 24 th of february 22 met andronicus 25 visited mecca 41 met king mansa suleyman 51 farther died in battle of illness 69 ibn battuta died in fez, morocco of black death 11. Introduction abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known by his surname ibn battuta, was a great medieval traveler and explorer.
Under the arches of the great mosque of kilwa ibn battuta and the sultan prayed. The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim makintoshsmith reads as an edited version but with the advantage of efforts to get the story in its best order and notations the best guess is that he was on the road, or at sea for about 30 years and logged about 75,000 miles. Travels of ibn battuta a 75,000 mile travel of 44 countries. Foods that he ate on his travels millet dates figs prunes raisins apricots. On completing his first hajj he continued travelling, only returning to morocco twenty four years later in 49. Like the trip to mecca, almsgiving is a pillar of islam. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time born in tangier, morocco, ibn battuta came of age in a family of islamic judges. Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta project gutenberg self. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. He was a muslim explorer who made a series of journeys that spanned nearly three decades.
In order to provide a comprehensive description of places in the muslim world, ibn battuta probably relied on hearsay evidence and made extensive use of accounts by earlier travelers. Ibn battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every muslim ruler of his time. Ibn battuta, medieval muslim traveler and author of one of the most famous. Ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools and at sufi hospices as. In the course of his first journey, ibn battuta travelled through algiers, tunis, egypt, palestine and syria to makkah. His family belonged to a berber tribe known as the lawata. The chronology of ibn battutas travels is not always clear. In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century. He traveled throughout almost the entire islamic world, and went as. The travels of ibn battutah by ibn battuta goodreads. Ross juxtaposes the thread of battutas journey with the cultural and political history of the regions battuta explores.
Ibn battuta was commanded to dictate an account of the cities which he had seen in his travel, and of the interesting events which had clung to his memory, and that he should speak of those whom he had met of the rulers of countries, of their distinguished men. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, to fulfill the fifth pillar of isla but his traveling went on for around 29 years and he covered about 75,000 miles visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries which were then mostly under the governments of muslim leaders of the world of islam, or dar alislam. However, sultan abu inan ordered him to write a rihla based on his travels and experiences. A rihla is a type of literature that focuses on religious pilgrimages. Many people consider themselves welltraveled, but that may not.
He is often compared to marco polo, who died a year before ibn battuta left home. Ibn battuta was born into a family of islamic legal scholars in tangier, morocco, on 25 february 4. Read and learn for free about the following article. He travelled for nearly 30 years and covered most of the islamic world. After completing his first hajj he went to many major islamic cities in present day persia, iraq, and iran. Explain the concept of dar alislam based on ibn battutas travels.
His travels took him from north africa to east europe, the middleeast, south africa and. Rumford talked with seventh graders about his book traveling man. I left tangier, my birthplace, on thursday, 2nd rajab 725 june 14, 25, being at that time twentytwo years of age 22 lunar years. Ibn battutas rihla book or travels, a narrative of events he tells about his travels. I breifly read a book on ibn batuta in a bookstore and i have seen an imax movie about ibn batuta. Ibn battuta in africa john jay college of criminal justice. If youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. The governor of one city gave him alms, or gifts, of gold and woolen cloth. Full text of ibn battuta travels in asia and africa 2554. He is known for the extent of his travels over 30 years, setting the record for distance journeyed by an individual until the advent of the steam age 450 years later. Such a distance was not traveled again until the steam age. The trip by land from tangier to mecca was a 3,000 mile journey across the coastal plains, deserts, and mountains of mediterranean africa. His main reason to travel was to go on a hajj, or a pilgrimage to mecca, to fulfill the fifth pillar.
Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death. So, lets recount the travels of ibn batutta, and see what it takes to be a great world traveler. But by the time of ibn battutas travels, a hundred years later, the mongols had settled down and were rapidly adopting islam. A virtual tour began as a web resource written in 1999 by nick bartel for his students at horace mann middle school, san francisco, california. Ibn battutas travels through the middle east what have we learned from ibn battuta. He also explored west africa, southern and eastern europe, south asia, central asia, southeast asia and china. Ibn battuta was a 14th century muslim scholar who became one of the greatest travelers of all time when he embarked on a journey across the islamic world, guided by a desire for knowledge and an unshakeable faith. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time kj vids duration.
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