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INDIAN HISTORY

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Where did the traveller Ibn Batuta come from?
A
Morocco
B
Persia
C
Turkey
D
Central Asia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Born in Tangier, Morocco, Ibn Battuta came of age in a family of Islamic judges. In 1325, at age 21, he left his homeland for the Middle East. He intended to complete his hajj-the Muslim pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca-but he also wished to study Islamic law along the way.

Detailed explanation-2: -The famous Moorish (from Morocco) traveler Ibn Battuta, who visited India recorded his experiences in a book entitled Safarnama or Rehla, was appointed Qazi of Delhi by Sultan .

Detailed explanation-3: -Ibn Battuta was a traveller who visited India during the Sultanate period.

Detailed explanation-4: -Abu Abdallah ibn Battuta was born in 1304 in Tangier, Morocco, across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain. He came from a Muslim family of legal scholars and judges. Like them, he studied the Sharia, the sacred law of the Muslims based on the Koran and the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad.

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