1. Background,1,S,306 He was born in Tangier Morocco February, 25, 1304 Born into a family of legal scholars He left home at the age of 22

2. Travels, 1, Q, 306 June 14, 1325 he set out for the hajj (the trip to Meca) I set out alone, neither companion to delight in nor to accompany…and desire long cherished in my bosom to visit the holy places

3. Travels, 1, S, 306 Joined the main pilgrim caravan in September 1326 Went through Arabia by the Derbel-Haj the pilgrim road to Medina and Mecca It took him a total of 55 days

4. Travels, 1, S, 306 Left Medina Mid November Went to Iraq with a group of Pilgrims that were returning to Baghdad Left caravan and stopped in Najaf in southern Iraq

5. Travels, 1, S, 306 Stayed in Mecca from September 1327 to 1330 He studied Islamic law, used it to finance his trips He Became an itinerant qad (Muslim legal scholar)

6. Travels, 8, S, 1 He arrived in Constantinople in 1332 and met the Greek emperor Andronikos III Palaiogos He visited the famous Hagia Sophia Church. He spoke to a christian orthodox preist about his travels

7. Travels, 1, S, 306 Left mecca and went to Jeddah Took a ship to the Red Sea to Yeman Traveled to Taiz While in Taiz he sailed to Zelia in Somalia Said it was very dirty

8. Swahili Coast, 8, S, 1 He continued by ship to the Swahili Coast On his way he stopped at Mombasa, an island town Then he went to the town of Kilwa in present day Tanzania

9. Swahili Coast, 8, S, 1 Described Kilwa as a very beautiful city and that is was very well constructed Kilwa was becoming the centre of the gold trade He was very impressed with the planning of the city Thought that since it was planned well it would be a nice city

10. Swahili Coast, 8, S, 1 After he then sailed back to Arabia, he stopped in Oman then the straight of Hormuz After he got to Arabia he continued to Mecca for the hajj of 1330 or 1332

11. Travels, 8, S, 1 After a year in Mecca Ibn Battuta was seeking employment with Sultan of Delhi Fraom Latakia a ship took him to Alanya (Coast of Turkey) He talked his way into going on an expedition to Constantinople

12. Travels, 8, S, 1 After a month he left and went to Sarai al- Jadid Then he went past the caspian and Aral seas to Bukhara Then went to Afghanistan

13. Travels, 8, S, 1 While on his way to China his group was attacked by bandits He was robbed and almost got killed But within 10 days he cought up with his group and continued

14. Relationships, 1, S, 306 Married in Domascus for 2 nd time Married Several times Wifes dropped out during his trips very quickly Studied in Domascus with Islamic scholars

15. Travels, 2, S, 97 He visited all the Muslim countries and some non-Muslim countries Met 60 governers, rulers and other government officials Met more than 2000 people all of them he wrote about in his journals His travels were put into a book called Rihla