The Travels of Ibn Battuta 1325–1354 CE

13th century image of pilgrims on a Haj Ibn Battuta Image retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yahy%C3%A2_ibn_Mahm%C3%BBd_al-W%C3%A2sit%C3%AE_005.jpg 13th century image of pilgrims on a Haj

1904 printing of Ibn Battuta’s Rihla The Rihla Image adapted from http://www.wdl.org/en/item/7470/    1904 printing of Ibn Battuta’s Rihla

Central Historical Question What was the Muslim world like in the 1320s?

Evaluating Evidence Consider historical documents to understand the past Look at different documents Consider what useful information each document provides One account alone is never sufficient Consider limitations of each document Think about what other information we need