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Ibn Battuta

His travel narrative connects courts, cities, scholars, and trade routes across regions.

703-779 AH / 1304-1369 CEMorocco and wider Afro-EurasiaTraveler and legal scholar

Ibn Battuta: life, work, and legacy

Ibn Battuta Traveler and legal scholar

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Biography and setting

Ibn Battuta is presented as traveler and legal scholar associated with Morocco and wider Afro-Eurasia. The working chronology for this record is 703-779 AH / 1304-1369 CE. His travel narrative connects courts, cities, scholars, and trade routes across regions.

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703-779 AH / 1304-1369 CE

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