Ibn Battuta part 66
A chair is placed for Dugha to sit on. He plays on an instrument made of reeds, with some small calabashes at its lower...
Ibn Battuta part 65
The negroes are of all people the most submissive to their king and the most abject in their behaviour before him. They swear by...
Ibn Battuta part 64
It was taken first to the qadi’s house, and the qadi sent it on with his men to Ibn al-Faqih’s house. Ibn al-Faqih came...
Ibn Battuta part 63
Ibn Battuta arrives at the city of Mali, capital of the kingdom of Mali.
Thus I reached the city of Malli , the capital of...
Ibn Battuta part 62
On the way there are many trees , and these trees are of great age and girth; a whole caravan may shelter in the...
Ibn Battuta part 61
Their women are of surpassing beauty, and are shown more respect than the men. The state of affairs amongst these people is indeed extraordinary....
Ibn Battuta part 60
The caravan reaches the oasis of Walata
Thus we reached the town of Iwalatan after a journey from Sijilmasa of two months to a...
Ibn Battuta part 59
At that time we used to go ahead of the caravan, and when we found a place suitable for pasturage we would graze our...
Ibn Battuta part 58
Ibn Battuta prepares to cross the Sahara.
At Sijilmasa I bought camels and a four months’ supply of forage for them. Thereupon I set...
Ibn Battuta part 57
The king of Gharnata at the time of my visit was Sultan Abu’l-Hajjaj Yusuf. I did not meet him on account of an illness...
