Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354
by Ibn Battuta
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'One of the most fascinating travel books of all time' Times Literary Supplement 'He could not have been more 'modern' if he had been born in the twentieth century' Evening Standard Ibn Battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every Muhammadan ruler of his time and the extent of his journeys is estimated to be at least 75,000 miles. His work presents a descriptive account of Muhammadan society in the second quarter of the fourteenth century, which show more illustrates, among other things, how wide the sphere of influence of the Muslim m show lessTags
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- Travel, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality
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- 915.042 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Asia subdivisions and modified standard subdivisions Travel; guidebooks 1162-1480; Mongol Empire
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- G490 .I2 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Geography (General) Special voyages and travels
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