The travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. This was a time when the fastest way to travel was by ship, if you were lucky. His work was translated into french by defremey and sanguinetty, a translation usefully accompanied by the arabic version. 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. Arab travellers in the far north penguin classics ibn fadlan. Ibn battutah, the moroccan who journeyed for a quartercentury across asia and africa on the eve of the black death.
Along the way, ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools. I was leery of this book when i realized it wasnt an actual translation of ibn battuta, but a summary of ibn battuta, however ross dunn is an extraordinary scholar completely at ease with his subject and his period. Ibn battuta was commanded to dictate an account of the cities which he had seen in his travel, and of the interesting events which had clung to his memory, and that he should speak of those whom he had met of the rulers of countries, of their distinguished men of learning, and of their pious saints. Feb 25, 2005 buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure by ibn battuta isbn. His brother, yahya khaldun, was also a historian who wrote a book on the. Gibb and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Ibn battuta simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Download the travels of ibn battutah in pdf and epub formats for free. In order to provide a comprehensive description of places in the muslim world, ibn battuta probably relied on hearsay evidence and made extensive use of accounts by earlier travelers. During that three decade period, battuta, a well educated islamic scholar from a wealthy family, had travelled across the entirety of the muslim world, and even beyond, to the eastern roman. A gift to those who contemplate the marvels of travelling in the ancient world.
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. Lea, the moriscos of spain, burt franklin, new york, 1968 reprint, p. Ibn battuta the greatest explorer of all time kj vids duration. In all, he covered a distance about three times as great as. His book about his travels was more of a travelogue of the islamic world, so perhaps he or the person who wrote down his stories exaggerated by filling in with. 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. Ibn battuta books list of books by author ibn battuta.
Constant emerson engels fichte fourier franklin godwin hamann. Life and travels of ibn battuta, world explorer and writer. He journeyed farther than his near contemporary marco polo, though muslim scholar ibn battuta 4c. The adventures of ibn battuta, a muslim traveler of the. Starting in 33, he worked as a judge for several years in delhi for the sultan.
The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim mackintosh. Published by franklin classics, united states 2018. He travelled for nearly 30 years and covered most of the islamic world. 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. World traveler leveled book s ibn battuta world traveler. Ibn battuta, more formally abu abd allah muhammad ibn abd allah allawati altangi ibn batutah, was a 14th century legal scholar from tangier, morocco, and the foremost traveler of his day. In the year 49 a dusty arab horseman rode slowly toward the city of tangier on the north african coast. The travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure. The governor of one city gave him alms gifts of gold and woolen cloth.
Ibn battutas next stop was tunis, the capital of tunisia. The travels of ibn battuta by janet hardygould, ollie cuthbertson illustrator and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy the travels of ibn battuta dover books on travel, adventure book online at best prices in india on. It is a powerful, amazing retelling of and meditation on the travels of this remarkable 14th century vagabond. Write a postcard home to your family describing your experiences at one of the places you visited. A muslim traveler of the 14th century is historian ross dunns account of the world of islam in the 1400s as based on the contemporaneous book written about the journeys of ibn battuta, an educated legal scholar from tangier in morocco whose travels extend from sub. His accounts of his exploits were published in a book known simply as journey. A narrative of the discovery of the fate of sir john franklin and his companions. He then remained in morocco and worked as a judge until he died around the year 69. Ibn battuta s contribution to geography is unquestionably as great as that of any geographer yet the accounts of his travels are not easily accessible except to the specialist. A muslim traveler of the fourteenth century, with a new preface kindle edition by dunn, ross e download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Ibn battuta has 46 books on goodreads with 8444 ratings. Lees work sparked widespread european interest in ibn battuta, who had set off. Lees work sparked widespread european interest in ibn battuta, who had set off from his native. But unlike polo, ibn battuta traveled mostly to and within muslim regions. Even though the journey was dangerous, pious muslim. The latter reading is actually from benjamin franklin writing under the pseudonym. The men in ibn battutas family were legal scholars, and he was raised with a focus on education. The narrative was dictated in 53 to ibn juzayy, who. In this lesson, well explore his journey across the islamic world in the 14th century. But his description is so vague that most historians believe that he didnt really make the trip. Sep 16, 2017 during that three decade period, battuta, a well educated islamic scholar from a wealthy family, had travelled across the entirety of the muslim world, and even beyond, to the eastern roman. The full title means the gift of the beholders on the peculiarities of the regions and the marvels of journeys. Ibn battuta was born into a family of muslim legal scholars in tangier, morocco, in 4 during the era of the marinid dynasty.
The travels of ibn battutah edited by tim makintoshsmith reads as an edited version but with the advantage of efforts to get the story in its best order and notations the best guess is that he was on the road, or at sea for about 30 years and logged about 75,000 miles. Oct 01, 2015 ibn battuta was a moroccan explorer who traveled extensively throughout the known world. Ibn battutas rihla is an account of his travels first crossing many. 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. Ibn battuta was a moroccan explorer who traveled extensively throughout the known world. Ibn battuta stayed at madrassas religious schools and at sufi hospices as he made his way to tunis, the capital of tunisia. The omission of reference to ibn battuta s contribution in geography books is not an isolated example.
Like the trip to mecca, almsgiving is a pillar of islam. All that is known about ibn battutas 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. This is a new printondemand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1971. Ibn battuta describes a trip on the grand canal to beijing, capital of mongol china. He wrote this based on his travels from 25 till 54. We are a fullservice travel agency, catering to everyone from backpackers to luxury travelers. Ibn battuta itinerary 3246 black sea area, central asia, india, south east asia and china.
Connections world traveler ibn battuta a reading a z level s leveled book. A muslim traveler of the 14th century is historian ross dunns account of the world of islam in the 1400s as based on the contemporaneous book written about the journeys of ibn battuta, an educated legal scholar from tangier in morocco whose travels extend from subsaharan africa across northern africa to the middle east, persia, palestine, india and china. The governor of one city gave him alms, or gifts, of gold and woolen cloth. A journey in the footnotes of ibn battutah won him a thomas cookdaily telegraph travel book award. This volume covers turkestan, khurasan, sind, northwestern india and delhi, including an account of the reign of sultan muhammad ibn tughluq. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ibn battuta books online. The fascinating story of worlds greatest traveller ibn battuta. Dec 21, 2002 the travels of ibn battutahedited by tim mackintoshsmith 325pp, picador. Ibn battutas rihla 11 is an account of his travels that took him from tangiers through over forty countries. It was one of several large online resource units nick constructed during the early days of curriculum on the internet. The editor of the travels, ibn juzayy, notes that he was born at tangier on 24th february, 4, and from a brief reference in a later book of biographies we know that after his return to morocco. 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. 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. Ibn khaldun and his journey west and east in which numerous documents.
Social studies make a timeline of ibn battuta s travels, including at least five events and their locations. He is often compared to marco polo, who died a year before ibn battuta left home. In 1723 ben franklin arrived in philadelphia as a poor and friendless. Soon after his return to morocco, ibn battuta left on a trip for spain, and. This is a list of places visited by ibn battuta in the years 2553 the moroccan traveller ibn battuta set out from his native town of tangiers on a pilgrimage to mecca in june 25, when he was 21 years old. A history of pictures for children takes readers on a journey through art history. Ibn battuta was a scholar and explorer who left his home at age 22 and roamed 75,000 miles across africa and asia during the 14th century. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Embarking upon what would eventually be a 27year pilgrimage, battuta.
Ibn battutas most popular book is the travels of ibn battutah. Over the next two years together, the men wove what would become the book of travels, based primarily on ibn battutas memories. Read and learn for free about the following article. Battuta took notes during the journey but admitted that he lost some of them along the way. When it comes to globetrotting, even marco polo takes a back seat to this fourteenthcentury voyageur. Ibn battuta was one of the great travelers in human history, and had a thirst for knowledge. His travels lasted three decades, during which he visited many parts of africa, asia, and europe. The travels of ibn battutah book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. But battuta s story is just as fascinating, as this 1829 translation of his diaries, by british orientalist rev. Ibn battuta travels to egypt, syria and arabia at the age of 21, ibn battuta left tangier to make the hajj. Ibn battuta a documentbased teaching unit if you are planning to share copies of this ebook with students in your classroom, please also purchase the nh156e classroom license. Pdf download the travels of ibn battutah free unquote. These books offer primary source readings focusing on significant eras of. He did not return to morocco for another 29 years, travelling instead through more than 40 countries on the modern map, covering 75,000 miles and getting as far north as the volga, as far east as china and as far south.
The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta, paperback barnes. He is known for the account of his journeys called the rihla voyage. Ibn battuta biography, facts and pictures famous scientists. Full text of the rehla of ibn battuta internet archive. The travels of ibn battuta by ibn battuta, paperback.
The travels of ibn batuta by ibn batuta, 9781108041973, available at book. While on pilgrimage to mecca in his early 20s, he took. Introduction abu abdullah muhammad ibn battuta, better known by his surname ibn battuta, was a great medieval traveler and explorer. It is questionable whether ibn battuta visited all the places that he described. The travels of ibn battutah edition 1 by ibn battutah. After his travels he returned to morocco and gave his account of the experience to ibn juzay. His family belonged to a berber tribe known as the lawata. Ibn battuta, one of the greatest travelers of all time. The trip by land from tangier to mecca was a 3,000 mile journey across the coastal plains, deserts, and mountains of mediterranean africa.
Travels of ibn batuta reprint 1829 by lee, samuel, tr. Ibn battuta was just 21 when he set out in 25 from his native tangier on a pilgrimage to mecca. He also explored west africa, southern and eastern europe, south. The book is about ibn battuta a resident of tangiers morocco, which i never knew, who travels across the middleeast and all the way across india all the way to china and back. With this edition by mackintoshsmith, battutas travels takes its place alongside other indestructible masterpieces of the. In this unit, students meet abu abdallah ibn battuta, a 14th century muslim scholar who set off in 25 to make the holy pilgrimage to mecca, then kept traveling around eurasia and africa for the next 29 years. 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. Ibn khaldun was an arab scholar of islam, social scientist and historian who has been. He told the story of his adventures to a scholar who wrote it all down in a book called the rihla. See all books authored by ibn battuta, including ibn batutta in black africa, and amazing adventures of ibn battuta, and more on.
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