Thomson ibn battuta biography summary

Maghrebi traveller and scholar (1304–1368/1369)

For other uses, see Ibn Battuta (disambiguation).

Ibn Battuta (; 24 February 1304 – 1368/1369),^[a] was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.^[7] Over a period of thirty years from 1325 to 1354, Ibn Battuta visited much of Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Iberian Peninsula.

Near the end of his life, he dictated an account of his journeys, titled A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, but commonly known as The Rihla.

Ibn Battuta travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, totalling around 117,000 km (73,000 mi), surpassing Zheng He with about 50,000 km (31,000 mi) and Marco Polo with 24,000 km (15,000 mi).^[8][10]

Name

"Ibn Battuta" is a patronymic, literally meaning 'son of the duckling'.^[11] His most common full name is given as AbuAbdullahM