Question

From which country does Ibn Battuta travel to India?

Answer 1

Hint: Ibn Battuta was an explorer who widely travelled the Old World including Central Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and Iberian Russian. ‘The Rahila’ is an account of Ibn Battuta which showed the evidence of his exploration. In distance, he travelled more than any other explorer and stayed in India for so long.

Complete answer: Ibn Battuta was a Muslim-Berber explorer and over a period of 30 years, he visited most of the Old World which also include our own country, India.
He travelled to India in the fourteenth century during the regime of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq through the high mountains of Afghanistan and then entered in the northwestern region of India. From the Rajput Kingdom, he visited Hansi and described it as among the most beautiful cities. He travelled to Delhi, Gujarat, Madurai, Rajasthan, Assam, Chittagong, southern India and many more. He was appointed as a qadi (judge) by the sultan.
His ship sank multiple times while exploration and sometimes even looted by bandits. In southern India, he landed under the protection of Jamal ud din for some time before going back to Delhi.

Note: Ibn Battuta travelled totalling around 117,000 Km (72,00 miles) surpassing Zang He with about 50,000 km. He married several times during his journey. His first pilgrimage was to Mecca and on the strength of his years of study in Mecca, Ibn Battuta was appointed as Qadi by the Sultan in India.