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Ibn Battuta

Type Figure Region Morocco Time 1304–1369 Also known as Ibn Battuta、Muhammad ibn Battuta、محمد ابن بطوطة

A 14th-century Moroccan Muslim traveler and jurist, born in Tangier in 1304, famed for nearly thirty years of travels across North Africa, the Middle…

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  1. 1345–1346Granada · Al-AndalusInvited by Yusuf I, sultan of the Nasrid dynasty of Granada, he visited Al-Andalus, touring the Alhambra and other sites, then returned to Morocco via the Strait of Gibraltar.
  2. 1349–1350Fez · MoroccoIn 1349 he returned to Fez and dictated his travels to Sultan Abu Inan Faris, which the scholar Ibn Juzayy compiled as the Rihla of Ibn Battuta, becoming a core document for later understanding of the 14th-century world.

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