His travel account, written after his return home to tangier in 55, offers historians insight into social, political, economic and cultural context of the 14th century. Travels in asia and africa 2554 ibn battuta meets the king of mali the sultan of malli is mansa sulayman, mansa meaning in mandingo sultan, and sulayman being his proper name. Between 24 and 54 he journeyed through north africa and asia minor and as far as china. Travels of ibn battuta a 75,000 mile travel of 44 countries. The travels of ibn batuta by ibn batuta cambridge university press. The ruler of morocco wanted a record of ibn battuta s travels and insisted that he tell the stories of his journeys to a scholar. Ibn battuta was born on february 25, 4 in tangier, morocco.
Ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools and at sufi hospices as he made his way to tunis, the capital of tunisia. A guided reader is a unique arabic literature and history textbook for students at the high intermediate to advanced level. Ibn battuta was born in the 14th century in what is modernday morocco. Books download the travels of ibn battutah ebook in epub, mobi and pdf format just make click on. Part 3 an age of accelerating connections 5001500 chapter 8. I left tangier, my birthplace, on thursday, 2nd rajab 725 june 14, 25, being at that time twentytwo years of age, with the intention of making the pilgrimage to the holy house at mecca and the tomb of the prophet at medina. Ibn battuta, traveler from tangier when it comes to globetrotting, even marco polo takes a back seat to this fourteenthcentury voyageur. On a separate voyage he crossed the sahara to the muslim lands of west africa. Jun 07, 2002 amazing adventures of ibn battuta and ibn battuta in the valley of doom and the travels of ibn battuta and others, by durke, astrolabe pictures muslim heroes series.
Can we still rely ibn battutas account to learn about the context of the. Commerce and culture, 5001500 travels of ibn battuta document 8. 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. The travels and journals of ibn battuta edited by clinton grant from j. The sheikh ibn batuta, the author of these travels, left his native city, tanjiers, for the purpose of performing the pilgrimage in the 725th year of the hejira a. Download the travels of ibn battutah ebook in epub. Also it is known that ibn battuta travelled for approximately 75,000 miles. Ibn battuta centre is a research institution at marrakech morocco to. It was here that ibn battuta met ibn juzzay, the writer who subsequently compiled a complete record of ibn battutas travels. The governor of one city gave him alms, or gifts, of gold and woolen cloth. Connections world traveler ibn battuta a reading a z level s leveled book. He is a miserly king, not a man from whom one might hope for a rich present. The travels of ibn battuta 25 54 egypt sahara arabia china indian ocean atlantic ocean steppes india iran paci. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
The journey of ibn battuta 2554 the adventures of ibn battuta. 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. Like the trip to mecca, giving alms is a pillar of islam. Pdf the travels of ibn battuta download ebook for free. Ibn battuta lesson plan polk county school district. A book of his personal accounts reveals the wide scope of the muslim world at that time.
In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century. Battuta took notes during the journey but admitted that he lost some of them along the way. In total, his journey lasted 29 years, spanning 44 countries, and 75,000 miles 120,000kms. The sheikh ibn batuta, the author of these travels, left his native city.
It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. The scholar wrote the accounts down and they became a famous travel book known as the rihla, which means journey. A mind blowing culinary experience in 50, the great explorer ibn battuta set out to visit alandalus, the muslim part of what is todays andalusia in spain. Ibn battuta travel project belle vernon area school. Dec 28, 2017 books download the travels of ibn battutah ebook in epub, mobi and pdf format just make click on. Kids and students learn about the biography of world traveler ibn battuta of the islamic empire including his early life, the rihla, his travels, and fun facts. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time born in tangier, morocco, ibn battuta came of age in a family of islamic judges. It was here that ibn battuta met ibn juzzay, the writer who subsequently compiled a complete record of ibn battuta s travels.
During his long journey, ibn battuta travelled through the region of valencia until he reached granada, a city of beautiful courtyards, fountains and exquisitely decorated halls and courts. In the year 49 a dusty arab horseman rode slowly toward the city of tangier on the north african coast. One of the greatest centres of civilization, it was renowned for its art, poetry, science and learning, and even today, visitors marvel at such architectural achievements as the alhambra. Complete translations or representative selections.
In 25, at age 21, he left his homeland for the middle east. However, based on cartographic documents and literature, it can be said that algerian caves have been. The 2009 imax film journey to mecca is based on ibn battuta s travels. Trail of ibn battuta, which is developed in saudi arabia by semaphore. Report of the proceedings of the first general meeting of the subscribers to the oriental translation fund. A view of the 14thcentury world nchs fourteenth century islamic civilization in southwest asia and north africa played a pivotal role in integrating. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. Ibn battutas next stop was tunis, the capital of tunisia. Like the trip to mecca, almsgiving is a pillar of islam. World traveler leveled book s ibn battuta world traveler. Ibn battutas impact on the world by raquel thomas on prezi. Write a postcard home to your family describing your experiences at one of the places you visited. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death.
By developing a quick understanding of the people they visited, they were able to avoid problems and successfully blaze a trail for others to establish trade routes later on. Consider historical documents to understand the past. Download the travels of ibn battuta ebook free in pdf and epub format. On his return to morocco, where he finally settled, ibn buttuta had visited territories that now make up 44 countries and travelled 73,000 miles. Leaving his homeland at the age of 21 to make the holy pilgrimage to mecca, he performed a series of extraordinary journeys that spanned nearly three decades. Similarly, explorers like ibn battuta and marco polo learned about other cultures in their travels. During the life of ibn battuta, the islamic civilization stretched from the atlantic. In 44, ibn battuta left the malabar coast of india and sailed south to the maldive islands, wherefor. 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. In his book, the rihla, he wrote about his journey and the many.
In the 14th century, the moroccan wanderer ibn battuta spent nearly 30 years traveling some 75,000 miles across africa, the middle east, india and southeast asia. The following selection illustrates the range of ibn battuta s travels and also suggests that, by the fourteenth century, islamic civilization, spanning four continents, was truly the world civilization. Ibn battuta was one of the great travelers in human history, and had a thirst for knowledge. Ibn battuta was the greatest traveler of the medieval period, and his narrative provides an unmatched view of medieval civilization from spain to china, and from russia to mali. Social studies make a timeline of ibn battuta s travels, including at least five events and their locations.
The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintosh. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time kj vids. Ibn battuta was the only medieval traveller who is known to have visited the lands of every muslim ruler of his time. Ibn battuta ibn battuta center tk muslim legal scholar ibn battuta recorded an account of his travels during the. Dec 21, 2002 the travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. Click download or read online button to get ibn battuta book now.
Cambridge core middle east history the travels of ibn batuta by ibn batuta. Travel maps battuta was born in tangier and left for his long journey at twenty one years old. In the course of 29 years, he travelled across the eastern hemisphere for a total distance of roughly 116,800 km and he visited regions which today comprise 44 modern countries. These books, except for the first, do not follow closely the real travels of ibn battuta, but go off into fantasy adventures. He crossed the continent africa and reached cairo the capital of egypt. He tells of various cultures that flourished from the west coast of africa to the east coast of. Read the travels of ibn battuta online, read in mobile or kindle. The governor of one city gave him alms gifts of gold and woolen cloth. However, if the soul is infected with partisanship for a particular. In this secondary source biography you will find out more about ibn battuta himself and his travels.
Download the travels of ibn battutah ebook in epub, mobi. This was a time when the fastest way to travel was by ship, if you were lucky. Historians have argued that ibn battuta may have made up at least some of his account. Along the way, ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools. In writing his rihla or book of travels at the behest of sultan abu inan, the marinid ruler of morocco, ibn battuta was aided by ibn. Today, we used ibn battutas descriptions of his travels in north africa and the arabian peninsula to get a picture of the muslim world in the 14th century.