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Identify the World Traveler who sailed . 75,000 mile from Morocco to China and back. as early in 13th century ?
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01 Jun '12 05:00 pm
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Fancy yourself as a hardcore traveler? This 13th century Moroccan traveler covered 75,000 miles in 30 years around the world.
Ibn Battuta was one of the greatest travelers the world has ever seen and hardly ever heard of. Making Marco Polo seem like a casual backpacker, Ibn Battuta was on the road for almost 30 years, covering some 75,000 miles through the length and breadth of the Muslim world.
He was born in Fez, Morocco and set out to travel at the tender age of 21, intending to win his reputation by going on Hajj to Mecca. This accomplished, instead of turning home he decided to get a job in Delhi, under the Muslim Emperor of India, Muhammad Tughlaq. With some detours along the African coast and up through Turkey and the Crimea, Ibn Battuta finally intrigued his way with various caravans to India.
The Emperor Tughlaq was reputed to be an eccentric, unstable personality and he decided to stabilize his position in India by importing Muslim scholars and clerics. Ibn Battuta m ...more
Ibn Battuta was one of the greatest travelers the world has ever seen and hardly ever heard of. Making Marco Polo seem like a casual backpacker, Ibn Battuta was on the road for almost 30 years, covering some 75,000 miles through the length and breadth of the Muslim world.
He was born in Fez, Morocco and set out to travel at the tender age of 21, intending to win his reputation by going on Hajj to Mecca. This accomplished, instead of turning home he decided to get a job in Delhi, under the Muslim Emperor of India, Muhammad Tughlaq. With some detours along the African coast and up through Turkey and the Crimea, Ibn Battuta finally intrigued his way with various caravans to India.
The Emperor Tughlaq was reputed to be an eccentric, unstable personality and he decided to stabilize his position in India by importing Muslim scholars and clerics. Ibn Battuta m ...more
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Answered by anil garg, 01 Jun '12 06:18 pm
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Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta was a world traveler. He travels along a 75000 mile voyage from Morocco to China and back.
Answered by anantharaman, 01 Jun '12 05:02 pm
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