Ibn Battuta

"“One day I rode in company with ‘Alã-ul-mulk and arrived at a plain called Tarna at a distance of seven miles from the city. There I saw innumerable stone images and animals, many of which had undergo…"

"Travels in Asia and Africa 1325-1354 at Medieval Sourcebook"

"The mosque of 'Amr is highly venerated and widely celebrated. The Friday service is held in it and the road runs through it from east to west. The madrasas of Cairo cannot be counted for multitude. As…"

"The Longest Hajj: The Journeys of Ibn Battuta — Saudi Aramco World article by Douglas Bullis"

"“First of all, daughters of Kafir Rajas captured during the course of the year, come and sing and dance. Thereafter they are bestowed upon Amirs and important foreigners. After this daughters of other…"

"Tim Mackintosh-Smith's travel documentary In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3"

"The country we had to traverse was an impenetrable jungle of trees and reeds. The Sultan ordered that every one in the army, great and small alike, should carry a hatchet to cut down these obstacles. …"

"“The king of China had sent valuable gifts to the sultan, including a hundred slaves of both sexes, five hundred pieces of velvet and silk cloth, musk, jewelled garments and weapons, with a request th…"