Who is Ibn Battuta?

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Who is Ibn Battuta?​

Ibn Battuta, also spelled Ibn Baṭṭūṭah, in full Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Lawātī al-Ṭanjī ibn Baṭṭūṭah, (born February 24, 1304, Tangier, Morocco—died 1368/69 or 1377, Morocco), the greatest medieval Muslim traveler and the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Riḥlah ( Travels ).

What did Ibn Battuta write about the rampart of Yajuj?​

Ibn Battuta also wrote he had heard of “the rampart of Yajuj and Majuj” that was “sixty days’ travel” from the city of Zeitun (Quanzhou); Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb notes that Ibn Battuta believed that the Great Wall of China was built by Dhul-Qarnayn to contain Gog and Magog as mentioned in the Quran.
Did Ibn Battuta see the Great Wall of China?
Ibn Battuta provides the earliest mention of the Great Wall of China with regard to medieval geographic studies, although he did not see it. In the year 1345 Ibn Battuta arrived at Quanzhou in China’s Fujian province, then under the rule of the Mongols of the Yuan dynasty .
What animals did Ibn Battuta encounter in Timbuktu?
Mali and Timbuktu. Though in the next two centuries it would become the most important city in the region, at that time it was a small city and relatively unimportant. It was during this journey that Ibn Battuta first encountered a hippopotamus. The animals were feared by the local boatmen and hunted with lances to which strong cords were attached.

Where did Ibn Battuta cross the Atlas Mountains?​

Ibn Battuta set out from Fez in the autumn of 1351 and crossed the Atlas Mountains. After traveling for eight or nine days he arrived at a town called Sijilmasa on the Oasis of Tafilalt. This was the last outpost before crossing the vast Sahara Desert.

Why is Ibn Baṭṭūṭah’s riḥlah important?​

While Ibn Baṭṭūṭah did not explore new lands or contribute much to our knowledge of geography, his Riḥlah has tremendous documentary value because of its detailed accounts of social, cultural, and political aspects of much of the Islamic world at the time. His unique and mostly reliable historiography remains valuable for the study of history.
Why did Ibn Battuta decide to settle in Mali?
Ibn Battuta could not resist another trip before he settled down. Or perhaps he thought about settling in Mali where the converts and Muslim settlers and even the king (sultan) were hungry for Islamic education and law. Mansa Musa had built mosques and minarets and established Friday prayer-days in Mali.