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Ibn Battuta
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Feb 24, 1304

Ibn Battuta was born

He was born at Tangier, Morocco. His family made a living as scholars and judges of the Islamic
legal system. Following the famiy tradition, Ibn Battuta recieved a good edcuation and his goal was
to make a hajj, or a pilgrimage, to Mecca.

Jan 1, 1325
Left for his Journeys

He was 21 years old when he finally decided to make his first hajj. Ibn Battuta left his hometown in
1325 and began the journey to Mecca. He ended up spending 30 years visiting every major Muslim
country.

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Jan 1, 1326
Reached Alexandria

On his way to Mecca, he stopped in Alexandria. Alexandria was one of the greatest cities during his
time.
Oct 1, 1326
Made First Pilgrimage

Ibn Battuta finally reached Mecca in 1326. After completing his first hajj he went to many major
Islamic cities in present day Persia, Iraq, and Iran.

Jan 1, 1327
Moved to Mecca
He moved back to Mecca and lived there for about three years

Jan 1, 1330
Back to Mecca
In the winter of about 1330, he returned to Mecca for his third pilgrimage.
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Mar 12, 1334

Went to India
After his pilgrimage, Ibn Battuta stayed in India for eight years as a quadi, or judge, for the Sultan of
Delhi. He claimed in his jounals that Delhi was "the greatest city of Hindustan, and indeed of all
Islamism in the East"
Feb 5, 1341
Left India
After serving the Sultan for eight years, he departed from India to deliver gifts back to the Chinese
emperor.

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Dec 1, 1343
Went to Maldives
Ibn Battuta arrived in the Maldive Islands off of India and served the Maldivians until August of 1344.

Jan 1, 1346
Possibly went to China

He possibly went to China in the summer of 1346, however it may not have actually happened. In his
jounals, he said that "the Chinese are all infidels" but he also mentioned that the "fruits, agriculture,
gold and silver... [was] without a parallel."

Jan 1, 1347
From Aleppo, Seria to Zafar, Yemen
He traveled through Aleppo Seria on his way back to Mecca. Here he learned about the Bubonic
Plague. Luckily, he did not catch the deadly disease and quickly left Aleppo. In the winter of 1347, he
reached Zafar, Yemen.

Jan 1, 1348
Returning Home

After Zafar, he stopped by the Strait of Hormuz before going up the Persian coast and reached
Baghdad, Iraq in January of 1348. He then crossed the desert and reached Damascus, Seria. He
stayed there until July. Then he went to Cairo before making his fourth pilgrimage to Mecca. After his
pilgrimage, he returned to Cairo.

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May 1, 1349
Back home

From Egypt, he sailed along the coast of North Africa and stopped by Tunisia in May. He then
returned home to Tangier, only to find out that his mother had past away a few weeks before his
arrival from the bubonic plague. He left Tangier and went to Fez, Morocco.
Jul 1, 1352
His last travels

Battuta made his final travels in 1352 after he decided to visit the only major Islamic land he had not
yet seen. This was a long journey, as it was across the Sahara Desert. In July he reached the empire
of Mali. In Feburary of 1353, he then traveled along the Niger River and visited the cities of Timbuktu
and Gao.

Jan 1, 1354
Back to Fez
After his many journies, Ibn Battuta was ready to settle down. He was 50 years old and had traveled
more than 75,000 miles. However, Sultan Abu Inan ordered him to write a rihla based on his travels
and experiences. A rihla is a type of literature that focuses on religious pilgrimages. Working with an
Andalusian scholar named Ibn Juzayy, Ibn Battuta worked on this manuscript from 1354 to1355. Ibn
Juzayy finished the book and Battuta probably did not even read the final version.

Jan 1, 1368
His Death
 Unfortunetly, his rihla was not appreciated or well known. He spent the remaining of his life as a
minor qadi, or judge in a Moroccan town. He died in either 1368 or 1369.

Period: Feb 24, 1303 to Jan 1, 1369

Ibn Battuta

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