Pdf the travels of ibn battuta download full pdf book. Ibn battuta was the greatest traveler of the medieval period, and his narrative provides an unmatched view of medieval civilization from spain to. 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 24 february 4, during the reign of the marinid dynasty. Rihla project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. The travels of ibn battutah macmillan collectors library mackintoshsmith, tim on. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c.
Abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known simply as ibn. Gibb in his foreword in 1957 at the start of this hakluyt. Travels in asia and africa by ibn battuta overdrive. 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 sub. His many journeys take him to new and interesting places far from home. Editions of the travels of ibn battutah by ibn battuta. The arab equivalent of marco polo, sheikh ibn battuta 477 set out as a. 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, india and china.
Sep 28, 2018 ibn battuta recounted tales of his travels throughout his voyage and when he returned home, but it was not until his association with ibn jazayy that the stories were committed to formal writing. Books by ibn battuta author of the travels of ibn battutah. Pdf the travels of ibn battutah download ebook for free. The travels of ibn batuta translated from the abridged arabic manuscript copies. Battuta took notes during the journey but admitted that he lost some of them along the way. 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. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. Cardsyour content and devicesyour music libraryyour amazon photosyour amazon driveyour prime videoyour.
Ibn battuta ethnographer, occasional botanist, anecdotal historian and biographer was only twentyone years old when he left his native tangier in 25 on pilgrimage to mecca. Embarking upon what would eventually be a 27year pilgrimage, battuta. Designed to appeal to the booklover, the macmillan collector. Travels of ibn battuta a 75,000 mile travel of 44 countries. The travels of ibn battutah by ibn battutah pan macmillan. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. The travels of ibn battuta ebook by ibn battuta 9780486123042. He sees many strange and wonderful things, has many funny and frightening. 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. Proceedings of the indian history congress 58 1997. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. With this edition by mackintoshsmith, battutahs travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the travelwriting genre. Ibn battuta reveals his world watchtower online library.
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