The Travels of Ibn Battuta

The Travels of Ibn Battuta, also known as Rihla, is a first-person narrative chronicling the extensive journeys of the renowned 14th-century Moroccan explorer, Ibn Battuta. Spanning nearly three decades from 1325 to 1354, this work details his travels across North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, Southeast Asia, China, and sub-Saharan Africa. Through his encounters with various cultures, customs, and religious practices, Ibn Battuta provides invaluable insights into the medieval Islamic world, making this text a significant primary source for understanding the era's geography, trade routes, and social dynamics. This Lex English edition offers modern readers access to his remarkable accounts, originally dictated to the scholar Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi at the court of the Marinid Sultan in Fez around 1355.