Ibn Battuta - The Great Traveler - Extra History - Part 1

📜 Ibn Battuta: The Great Traveler - Ibn Battuta set out for the city of Mecca and expected to be gone for a little over two years, maybe three if he took his time. He had no way of knowing that he would not see his home city or town for another 24 years. In that time, he will have traveled almost the entirety of the Islamic world, gone for over 75,000 miles, and write a travelogue that scholars still refer to understand the world of the 15th century. He's also a bit of a narc.

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[embasorangiratina]

Ibn Battuta: Has 10 divorces

Henry VIII: Finally a worthy opponent!

[laminbarrow]

Correction: Muslims do not bow down to the footprints of Abraham near the Kabba. Instead, they pray and bow down to the God of Abraham near the Kaaba

[_MrPixel_]

This guy's life sounds like a D&D campaign

[coolground]

I'd like to point out that Hajj isn't only an Islamic duty of men but also women

[abdelazizboudabia]

Ibn Battuta 24 years later : "kids I brought the milk"

[DragoniteSpam]

"in addition to descriptions of food, agriculture, religious life and court processions, he often remarked on how attractive he found the local ladies"
Good grief, history stole _another_ trope from anime.

[johncao]

Ibn Battuta: is a judge.
Also Ibn Battuta: is very judgemental.


That makes sense.

[AbsolXGuardian]

So Ibn Batattua was basically funded his travels by being traveling lawyer? Interesting

[therainbowwillow]

“I’ll be back in two years”
*24 years later*

[pac-ice-tan]

If anybody have 10 wifes
Western people: ewww
If anybody have 10 girlfriends
Western people: wow

[Boltizar]

“Went to Cairo... Moved down the Nile.”

Wouldn’t that be UP the Nile?

[salahddinebensebane]

Oh get ready boys after this Marco polo will look like dora

[thefbi]

I'd been wondering when you'd talk about him since the Empire of Mali series.

[Kickysan]

3:09 Islam also considers seeking knowledge as part of good deeds, because its for towards self betterment and advancement.

[NadDew]

Ibn mean "son of" so ibn batutta mean "son of batutta" and it's a nickname his real name was...




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Shams al-Dīn ʾAbū ʿAbd al-Lāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Lāh l-Lawātī ṭ-Ṭanǧī ibn Baṭūṭah

[seabase]

He has been mentioned so many times in Extra History, glad to finally learn about him!

[alfyanrauf]

"Curiosity and the seeking of knowledge is considered a religious duty" A great quote, and a forgotten one to many muslims today. Thanks for bringing it up.

[auroramoon_draws]

I heard of “I’d walk 1, 000 miles” but this is ridiculous

[MrSparta]

Fun fact: "Ibn Battuta" literally translates into "son of a duck"

[tariqibnzayed]

The funniest thing I found in his book, about his travels.
That he's shocked about The Chinese cuisine😂😂