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...
Ibn Battuta part 56
While I was there I heard a shout behind me (for I had gone ahead of my party) and turning back to them, found...
Ibn Battuta part 55
Ibn Battuta praises his natural lord, the sultan of Morocco
Moreover, God has augmented the honour and excellence of the Maghrib by the imamate of...
Ibn Battuta part 54
For I assure you that mutton in Egypt is sold at eighteen ounces for a dirham nuqra, which equals in value six dirhams of...
