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Abdalla Ibn Battuta (1304-1354) Has Been Celebrated As One Of The Greatest Travelers Of Pre-modern Times. Of All Medieval Travel Writers, Including Marco Polo, Only Ibn Battuta Penetrated Deep Into Black Africa And Provided Unique Documentation As Well As A Highly Personal Report Of Private Lives And Morals, Religion And Scholarship, And Trade And Government In East And West Africa. Here We Read About The Warm Hospitality Of The People Of Mogadishu, The Generosity Of The Sultan Of Kilwa, Disapproving Descriptions Of Personal Freedoms Women Enjoyed In The Blossoming West African Kingdom Of Mali, And Hostility Toward The White Man. Ibn Battuta Traveled To Black Africa Twice: In 1331 To The East Coast And In 1351-1352 From Morocco Down The Sahara To The Niger. He Reported About The Wealthy, Multicultural Trading Centers At The African East Coast, Especially Mombasa And Kilwa. Ibn Battuta Visited The Legendary Kingdom Of Mali And Its Neighboring States During The Area's Period Of Prosperity From Mining And Trans-saharan Trade. Translated And Edited With Commentary By Said Hamdun And Noel King ; With A New Introduction By Ross Dunn. Originally Published: London : Rex Collings, 1975. Wit

Author

Said Hamdun and Noel King; with a new foreword by Ross E. Dunn

Publisher

Markus Wiener Publishers, Incorporated

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781558763357

Subjects

Travel, History, Biography

Rating

3.65 / 5 (99 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14