Ibn Battuta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ibn Battuta

a Muslim Moroccan scholar, and explorer who widely travelled the medieval world

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1304

Place of Birth: Tangier, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Morocco

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: writer, merchant, qadi, geographer, cartographer, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Ibn Battuta

  • Ibn Battuta (; Arabic: ???? ??? ??????; fully: Shams al-Din ?Abu ?Abd al-Lah Mu?ammad ibn ?Abd al-Lah l-Lawati ?-?angi ibn Ba?u?ah; Arabic: ??? ????? ??? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??? ???? ??????? ?????? ?? ?????; 24 February 1304 – 1368 or 1369) was a Muslim Berber Moroccan scholar, and explorer who widely travelled the medieval world.
  • Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the Islamic world and many non-Muslim lands, including Central Asia, Southeast Asia, India and China.
  • Near the end of his life, he dictated an account of his journeys, titled A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Traveling.

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