The Incredible Adventures of Medieval Traveller Ibn Battuta
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2023
- When most people are asked to name an epic traveller from history, they usually come up with names like Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, or any number of other well-known European explorers and adventurers that come to mind. Very few could name an explorer or traveller outside the realm of medieval and renaissance Europe, despite the obvious reality that there was at the same time, an enormous, incredibly diverse and highly interconnected parallel world outside their own relatively isolated domain, in which the Islamic faith had established networks of sultanates and empires extending from the Westernmost edge of Africa, all the way to China. This was a world in which newly conquered peoples were only just starting to assimilate the Arab Islamic culture, adopting - and adapting - this new faith to their own tastes and styles in an organic process of fusion that few Westerners ever credit other cultures as being capable of. What if I told you that around the same time of the celebrated Marco Polo, there was a young Muslim adventurer, who travelled 5 times as far. From his homeland in Morocco, through the middle East, doing numerous side-trips- north into Russia, with Mongol khans of the Golden Horde and Ilkhanate and Genoese traders, and then south again to India's Tughlaq Sultanate and South East Asia, dwelling in the court of mighty Sultans as well as hermits in lonely caves. He would go on to loop the middle East and Mediterranean and then sail down the mysterious East coast of Africa only to weave his way back north and on to modern Indonesia, Malaya and on to Yuan Dynasty China. Regularly stopping for months at a time to study and work under the greatest teachers of the day, on his journey, he would meet mystics and maniacs, firewalkers and killer elephants; princes and pirates. He would marry and divorce ten times; win and lose several fortunes; undertake the sacred Hajj 5 times; outrun the bubonic plague; and after a quarter of a century eventually make his way home, only to travel across the Sahara into deepest Africa. He would go on to recount his journey, the people he met and the cultures he encountered in rich and vivid detail, in a precious book that would eventually make him a hero throughout the entire Islamic world, and a household name, much as Marco Polo is to us. If this sounds like a rollicking adventure worth exploring, then join us, as we dive into the life and times of Ibn Battuta (بْنُ بَطُّوطَةُ) - pilgrim, intellectual and adventurer.
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Erratum:
* in the video i stated that the Mongols had rapidly expanded their territory in the 8th C. It should have read 12th C.
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This video is a revised and visually re-worked version of a previous one that had to be taken down. I took the opportunity to correct some errors that were picked up on by viewers and hopefully this one will be OK. Enjoy!
Awesome work! Really love your channel.
Thankyou so much for your support!
Thanks for the explanation, I felt like I was losing my mind! Was there another "Great Man" style video about Ibn Battuta I'd seen, not produced by you? Why can't I find it?!
This is a re-worked upload of a video I made last year, but was forced to remove. I used the same thumbnail for those who knew the previous one.
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Ibn battuta our Moroccan hero 🇲🇦❤️
You celebrate as if he knew you personally and just for context he was not a nationaist who worships a piece of land like you, he was a muslim who believed the only thing which mattered was one's deeds
@@user-ue4fh5mv9s why do you have to know someone personally to celebrate them ? anyone can be anyones hero for any reason.
U say he is Muslim so u can celebrate him too.
Lol he is from the Moroccan kingdom and he even served in the King's Court
@@ismailelazzouzi7112What he said was the truth. Ibn Battuta wasn't nationalist for him Islam was more important
Tsk tsk tsk
This would make a fantastic multi-season HBO show.
Agreed! Thanks for watching!
@@Noble_OneWhat bias would that be, having invented almost everything and made 99.9% of all human advancements in the past 2,000 years?
@@fryertuck6496read a book
Don't be so American! This story would probably be one of the biggest The musalsalat in the Arab world and then yes it could be sent and translated to other countries! greetings from Portugal
I'm kidding ok? All the best! Godspeed
@ArnolfiniIII I hope he's already seen that words could be at a analog platform. Or maybe he is a digital being! A ghost in the machine... Jesus Christ and Mohammed bless him/,her...
Nb: this is satire
One of the finest and generally entertaining pieces of history I have watched on TH-cam.
Thanks so much for your generous comment!
there's something so interesting about when historical events in different places line up. and how Ibn Battuta connected these different histories. It's like travelling through a history book of Egypt, then looking through a portal to see what was going on in China, then jumping over to Africa etc
Indeed! Such a fascinating adventure! Thanks for watching
Yep. Make us want to find out more about him and the history and society of that time! Greetings from Portugal
I agree. I've a similar experience when reading such travelogues. It seems that in my mind, time passes differently in different cultures.
Like when Battuta visits the Yuan Dynasty, I get the impression that it wasn't so long ago, since in Chinese history, the Yuan was the last but two dynasty.
But then Battuta goes to visit the Mali Empire and all of a sudden I realize how long ago all this was since Mali is among the earliest documented states in sub-Saharan Africa, 700 years ago!!
The reader shows amazement about the hospitality Batuta finds on his travels. Well i traveled through Vietnam for three months, and stayed at peoples houses many times. They prepared their best foods, and gifted me custom made clothes! A dress, traditional costume and coat! In one village i had to eat and sleep in a different house every day! Also in other countries i have met heartwarming hospitality, and whenever i can i try to be as wellcoming as possible!
This is very admirable! In what way did you travel in order to meet so many people? Do you speak the language? I'm planning on traveling through 52 countries on my list and wish I could have a similar experience, an experience close to the people, however I'm going by bicycle and camping which on my low budget is the way I must go and thinking I will be too distant from the people traveling that way. I also have a special diet I want to maintain and I know a big way people of other cultures relate is by feeding their guests. If I say I'm on a special diet they are not going to understand and could hurt their sense of dignity.
Hospitality and courtsey is part of Abrahamic faith in all countries deemed terrorist by the American media propaganda.for ulterior motives.
I can't tell you how impressed I am with this video. The amount of time, attention, research that you devoted to this nugget is very much appreciated by me. I found it edifying and entertaining. Thank you.
Wow, thank you! Its definitely a labour of love so its always a joy to read a generous comment. Thanks for watching!
I love the way you use movie footage, contemporary and 19th century paintings, and computer re-constructions in the background. It has to be done so carefully, as so many of these are unreliable / anachronistic / purely imaginary: and you pull it off! Also, the maps are super. Well done, kudos from a history professor!
Thankyou, yes all those things are challenges and when you're a one-man band its no small task. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Your work is very much appreciated. I found this story VERY interesting. Thank you for posting this for us.
Agreed
the kingdom of morocco is indeed rich of heritage and flourishing history...🔥🔥 thank you for this amazing video❤❤🔥🔥
Glad you enjoyed it! I read Buttuta's story many years ago and have always wanted to make a video on it. Hopefully this video will help to make him more well known in the West.
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A+ historical content and a great listen. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Ibn Battuta visited Granada in 1350. I can't imagine how beautiful the Alhambra was back then.
I was breathless at the sight of it in 1992, the 500th anniversary of all non-Christians being forced to leave.
Walking away from such a wonderful place, after calling it home for centuries, must have been heartbreaking.
A beautiful place indeed. Thanks for sharing
I watched this in one sitting.. until very early in the morning and I rarely had such a good time on youtube lately. Thanks for telling this amazing story.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
It's only 2 hours.
Maybe in the 20th century, most Europeans didn't know about Ibn Battuta, but now he is very well known. In Dubai, the largest shopping mall is named after him. They named a crater on the Moon after him. So he pops up in the press and all sorts of places in modern Western culture.
I tried to develop a documentary about him years ago. I wanted it to be a little like the Michael Palin documentaries where a modern Muslim comic travelled in his footsteps and you learned about what the world was like at the time and saw the same places today. I thought it was a great idea and they eventually did something like it but not with me involved.
Ibn battuta is just badly underrated... also one error i would like to point out in the video is that ibn battuta undertook the haj seven times, not five. (Source: The Rehla of Ibn Battuta, English translation by Mahdi Husain)
The guy's a scam. And you are incurably naive.😂
@@veganbutcherhackepeter who are you talking about, the guy who made the video, ibn battuta, mahdi hussain? and how am I naive? it's amazing how people like you online say random stuff for no reason just because they can.
It is wonderfully put together
I honestly enjoyed it very much.
My greetings and respect
And much love from Sydney Australia.
Thank you very much!
What I found most astonishing was the hospitality he received almost everywhere he went, and over such a protracted period of time. It seems like this journey would only have been possible given Islamic traditions, as well as other non-western traditions.
I've done a lot of traveling, but there's no way I can possibly imagine the life he led and the adventures described in this most excellent documentary. The fact that he ran into so many dangers of all types, and survived, is simply amazing. He even escaped the plague!
Unless he was just a scam. 😉
He was not. His visits are corroborated by contemporary islamic sources from the period @@veganbutcherhackepeter
A great hero in ancient trucker culture.
I really enjoyed this story and I learned a lot about a part of history the western world rarely experiences. Your presentation is very high-quality and I laughed out loud more than a few times at your sidebars. I will definitely be checking out more of your content! ❤
Thank you very much! I enjoy making them, so its great to receive such warm responses
Ibn Battouta,s grave is in Tanger Morocco 🇲🇦
Go there to find out ....
You don't like this news ...Shame on you all 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
People of West Africa have always been great!!!!!
You did a very great job dude!!!
Thanks for watching!
Great job! Very well done!
I travel a lot and this guy inspires me a lot.
Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching! Yes, I think it was one heck of an adventure!
This film was fantastic! I loved the compassionate and humorous narrative. I especially appreciated the maps throughout showing the route. I learned so much geographically and culturally, and the storytelling was compelling and thoroughly entertaining. What a quality production!! I am so grateful!
Thank you very much! Comments like yours make all the hard work worthwhile!
Battuta was a traveling man is the understatement of the day
Others would call him a fncking scam, albeit a good story teller.
Clever to share experience and hospitality with travelers. Kept trade going definitely.
In case anyone is wondering like me: The character of Sinbad the Sailor is a fictional character from the Middle Eastern collection of stories known as One Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights).
yaaaay! i was hoping this would show back up. Ive been really looking forward to it!
Thanks for your patience. I busted my chops getting it back up for you!
One of the best TH-cam stories of all time.
Wow thankyou!
Indeed one of the most captivating History videos ever posted, truly epic.
One is driven to sense with intensity everything described, the smells, the flavours, the environments, the sounds, the colours.
It's just absolutely fascinating.
Great, great job.
Thanks so much!
I agree! It must be a huge movie across Lands countries and peoples of that historical period of time🤔
I just happened to find this and really enjoyed it! Great job!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks so much for your hard work. Fascinating stuff.
Thank you so much for enlighting us on Ibn Batuta travells,and experiences he had..
I enjoyed every bit of the
What a wonderful programme. I love the narration.
Thankyou, as an amateur, it means a lot to read that. Glad you enjoyed it!
Best Ibn Battuta documentary I have seen so far!
Thanks so much!
What a gem you are! Thank you so much for this and all your other videos, that I look forward to enjoying. And a happy new year!
Thanks! Best wishes to you too, and welcome aboard
Thanks! Your videos give me much joy; rabbit holes and all!!
Thank you so much for you generous support! Its a labour of love and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks so much for creating and sharing!❤
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
Glad to see this back on youtube is my personal favorite! :)
Thankyou, I appreciate your support!
What brilliant narration! A pleasure from start to finish.
Thanks so much for viewing!
Super story of this wondeful travel documentary of Ibn Battuta, wel told and very intersting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
maybe those leaders wanted to become part of the story they realised he would be relaying to other leaders...to have your name and good deeds remembered and relayed across kingdoms. ie great PR!
Indeed, i think that's very likely. Thanks for watching!
A truly fascinating documentary with a large amount of effort put into making it. Thank you. The vast distances covered in ibn battuta's travels are absolutely unbelievable!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for viewing!
Thank you so much. I so enjoyed learning about his adventures and will read more about him.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing documentary!
Thankyou, glad you enjoyed it!
It is sad how awfully underrated he is…
Indeed!
If he was european, he would be famous
He is famous in India
He is popular in asia, like in india, arab nations, indonesia
O he is famous all right, in Asia and Africa, just not in Europe. Europeans are mostly known as close minded by Scholars in non European World as they are just too ingrained into their own things rather than seeing and studying the whole World for what it is. Europe is just a small little corner of the whole Asia-Europe/Eurasia continental plate.
Great vid! Never even heard of this guy til now. Super interesting & informative. Thanks for the posting this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It seems buttata had the gift of the gab .great story well told thanks for making and posting .
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video, watched it twice, loved it ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Delighted and spellbound to listen the great adventure of Ibn Batuta. Strikingly he travelled so many countries! I wish I could accompany him and experience the diversity of the world .
Thanks so much for watching - I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing video - had never heard of this guy. I love your work mate!
Thanks a ton! I appreciate your generous comment!
Thanks for this extensive tale about Ibn Battuta, whose travels I had been previously apprised. But your documentary provided a myriad of additional details, which I appreciated. Bravo!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
Great work, bro. Subscribed!
Thanks for the sub! Welcome aboard!
Absolutely fascinating.
thankyou for taking the time to watch and comment! Much appreciated!
Incredible story. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
amazing video! thanks!
Glad you liked it!
your intro song sounds like the intro song to The History of the World Podcast. and good job on this vid 👍🏽
Maa Shaa 'Allah..Dr Ensa.
Wonderful work!
Jazak 'Allahu Khair for sharing this amazing history of our area including my lovely Towns of Sukuta and Gunjur.
Thankyou for your kind words! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I wish that he also visited Siam, Korea & Japan!
Thank you for great work
Thanks for watching! I appreciate the support!
Your documentaries are godly.
Thanks for watching!
It is so exciting to see this video done in a fashion that a person with human ears and eyes can watch and understand. Not all TH-cam videos fit that bill!! The picture at 2:46 is just great!
Its very kind of you to comment so generously!
great work, i have been working on his legacy and travels and came across your doco and went to your website.
Amazing work.
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Awesome, thank you! Im glad you found it helpful
Vagabond and wanderer. My kind of man
Thank you for sharing. Very interesting.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
I keep coming back to rewatch, it's so good 😊that I'm surprised I haven't already left a comment of thanks. Thanks!!!
I'm glad you like it, thanks for watching!
There was also Ahmad ibn Fadlan a few centuries earlier.
Indeed! SO many heroes, so little time!
Definitely he is hero and traveller of his time and ours.😊
You have a delightful narrative style yourself, and I can easily picture you on similar journeys, enthralling your generous hosts with great knowledge and travel tales! This was a lovely find and I enjoyed it thoroughly (as I was busily scrapping paint off an old folding stool this evening). Thanks for keeping me engaging company and expanding my horizons!
Thanks so much for your generous comment and for coming along with me for the ride!
Wowww amazing how good you have narrated the story. Thank you❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Engaging story telling in a modern style! great work in editing the clips and pics! So much so that I missed my train to finish watching this one in one sitting.
Glad you enjoyed it! Sorry you missed your train!
I came late to your channel. Since then I love devouring your content. BJ is so lovely as he loves on Asia. The both of you are a treasure.
I love you too. Thank You for sharing :)
Thank you so much!!
This is great, thank you.
You're very welcome!
Very good! I learned a lot and appreciate your sense of humour.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much on enlighting us on Ibn;Batutas travells ,his experiences of touring most of the world...
I enjoyed every bit of the travellers experiences.
I really wanted to know the full story of this fabulous person...
Thank you once again for such a nice document on him..
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a wonderful adventure!
Indeed - thanks for watching!
Thank you for the delights of this travel!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What an excellent video! Even if the redone one is slightly less pleasing than the original was, visually. That's not his fault at all. This one of the VERY best videos on all of TH-cam! And I saw not one sigle add, except 1 at the start. BRAVO! And thanks so much for giving this to us. I know it took countless hours to make, and I LOVE your sense of humor! ❤
Thanks mate!
This was great!
Glad you've been enjoying my work! Thankyou for your generous comment!
Thank you very much for this presentation, I am a world traveler too, this reading gave a lot of understanding about different places and societies in the past
Glad it was helpful!
My new favourite channel
Thanks mate!
Excellent doco well done seems so sureal fantastic story kudos to you from NZ
Many thanks!
Good job. Thank you so much.
Thanks for taking the time to watch!
I never knew that..🤔🤦♂️
Thankyou for sharing this clip/knowledge..🫡🤙BRILLIANT
Thanks for watching! I've wanted to share his story for a long time.
Thank you. Wonderful, interesting, inspiring history! How my itchy feet would love to have been with him or have the opportunity to retrace his steps. Thank you again for such a wonderful retelling of this incredible adventure.
Glad you enjoyed it! I've wanted to tell that story for a long time!
“ When we are dead look not for our final resting place …for you shall find it in the hearts of men ….”
I read Ibn Battuta travel s book many times
Thank you .
really do a great Job
Thank you too!
fantastic content and really well made
Much appreciated! Thank you for taking the time to view my content!
He's pretty famous here in sri lanka....
I hope you enjoyed the segment on Sri Lanka!
@@heroesandlegends yes
Great work ! New sub !
Thanks for the sub! Welcome aboard!
Amazing documentary amazing life amazing book amazing times!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a reunion, well narrated , exactly like in his Book 📖 . Read at when I was in Std 6.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much for viewing!
Indeed, my great grand father was quite a traveller
Subscribed!
Thanks mate!
What an amazing video
Thanks for watching!
In Dubai, UAE, there is a mall called the Ibn Battutta Mall, which is dedicated to his travels. It is divided into sections, and each section showcases the architecture and history of each of these areas he traveled; China, Andalusia, Persia, India, Egypt, Tunisia. It's a gorgeous mall!
Amazing work
Thanks a lot 😊
Isn't this the guy Micheal Crichton wrote about? The waters of the dead? Great story that Creighton did his own research on including this guy's later writings.
Micheal Crichton wrote eaters of the dead based on a guy named Ahmad ibn Fadlan, who wrote his encounter with this strange Rus Vikings near the river in the asian steppe around 900's.
Meanwhile this ibn Battuta doing his dilly dally and misadventures throught maritime silkroad at around the year 1300's.
Completely two different dudes at the two different times.
What a wonderful movies It Will Be likes series..telling the history of that period about all those Lands and people how lived among them like a whitness
Well done history video. We in the west are so generally clueless about so much that has come before us.
Thanks for watching!
❤ amazing video
Thank you!!
Wether you believe the stories of this travel or not it’s still historical and was a journey took during a time when travel was quite rare. Any records of these events are fascinating and a brilliantly documented past time
There’s a podcast which I forgot the name of that actually fact checked a lotta of things in his book. It was vastly accurate.
You guys are naive. I have a bridge for sale in Brooklyn. lol
Well done mate.
Thanks for watching!