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The Travels of Ibn Batuta
by Ibn BATTUTA (1304 - 1368)Chapters 11, 12, 13 - Rome, Tartary, Khorsan and Kabul
Ibn Battuta (1304 – ca. 1369), was a Moroccan explorer. Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands. His journeys included trips to North Africa, West Africa, the Horn of Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and China. Battuta is generally considered one of the greatest travellers of all time. This is a journal/record of his travels, omitting the translator's note and preface. (Summary modified from Wikipedia)NOTE: The material contains racial terms and ideas that are objectionable today. The final section speaks of cannibalism with the natives as the victims, for example.
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Chapter 19- Maldive Islands , Chapter 20 - Ceylon , Chapter 21 - Hindustan , Chapter 22 - Indian Archipelago, Sumatra and Java , Chapter 23 - China , Chapter 24 - Sumatra to Spain , Chapter 25 - Africa , Chapters 14, 15 - Hindustan , Chapters 16, 17, 18 - Hindustan