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 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…"

"On the bank of the Nile opposite Old Cairo is the place known as The Garden, which is a pleasure park and promenade, containing many beautiful gardens, for the people of Cairo are given to pleasure an…"

"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"