Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta was Born in the city of Tangiers in Morocco

1304

He undertook his first voyage

1326

It was a long journey to the holy city of Mecca

He travelled to Taizz in present day Yemen and Aden

1330

After staying in Mecca

Ibn Battuta travelled to Mogadishu in Somalia

1331

He first went to Anatolia

1332

He travelled to the iconic city of Constantinople

1334

Battuta finally reached Delhi

1334

i and presented himself to the king of the Delhi Sultanate, Muhammad bin Tughlaq appointed Battuta as a judge and expert on Islamic law

His last journeys were to Spain and Sudan

1352

Battuta went back to his native Morocco

1353

And took up employment as a judge

Battuta died

1368