1. Ibn Battuta 2 Carl Ernst Introduction to Islamic Civilization

2. Where did he go? (pp. 1-110) Tangier, Tlemcen, Algiers, Tunis, Alexandria, the Nile, Cairo, Aydhab, Damascus, Hebron, Jerusalem, Medina, Basra, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz 2

3. Journeys: 1 3

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5. Political rulers and groups Hafsid sultanate of Ifriqiya `Abd al-Wadid dynasty Banu Hilal in North Africa Mamluks in Egypt Tatasr/Mongols, atabegs (Turkish “tutors”) Europeans 100 5

6. Events Alms 35 Madrasa college 37, 98 Spice route 41 Customs enforcement 43 Futuwwa or youth/chivalry organizations 44 Brain drain 46 6

7. Yet more events Markets, caravanserais 46 Ulama 48 Tax-farming 49 Hospital ([bi-]maristan) 49-50 Curriculum 51; ijaza diplomas 61 Prophecies 44, 53 7

8. Still more events Pilgrimage Palestine 55, Dome of the Rock 57; hajj 66; Medina 69; Mecca 70-2; Arafa and Id 76-7; Najaf 90 Nomadic invasion 83-4, 100, urban culture and local collaborators 85, conversion 86, 99 Universal history of Rashid al-Din 87; Chinese ideas 88 8

9. Even more events Bilingualism 88 Shi`ism 90 No repeat travels 93 Ordu (encampment) 98 9

10. What did Ibn Battuta do? Qadi of caravan 38 double camel litter 89 never a jurist of 1 st rank 109 10

11. All those Sufis Alexandria 44 Idfu 52 Jerusalem 57 (khirqa) Mecca (Granadan) 68, ribat 75 Umm Ubaida (Wasit) Rifai 91 Abadan 93 Isfahan khirqa 94 Shiraz 96 Sinjar woman sheikh 102 11

12. Mevlevi mosque, Jerusalem 12

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