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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the famous African explorer who traveled much of the known Islamic world in the 1300s and wrote a book about his travels called “Rihali?”
A
Ibn Battuta
B
Zheng He
C
Amerigo Vespucci
D
Marco Polo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ibn Battuta, also spelled Ibn Baṭṭūṭah, in full Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Lawātī al-Ṭanjī ibn Baṭṭūṭah, (born February 24, 1304, Tangier, Morocco-died 1368/69 or 1377, Morocco), the greatest medieval Muslim traveler and the author of one of the most famous travel books, the Riḥlah (Travels).

Detailed explanation-2: -Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan traveller who widely travelled the medieval world. Ibn Battuta visited the court of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq who patronised various scholars.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Rihla, formal title A Masterpiece to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling, is the travelogue written by Ibn Battuta, documenting his lifetime of travel and exploration, which according to his description covered about 70, 000 miles (110, 000 km).

Detailed explanation-4: -BRIA 18 1 c Ibn Battuta: The Greatest Traveler in the Middle Ages. In 1325, the year after Marco Polo’s death, another young traveler, Ibn Battuta, embarked on a tour of Asia and Africa that lasted nearly 30 years. His travels took him throughout the Islamic world.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ibn Baṭṭūṭah was a medieval Muslim traveler who wrote one of the world’s most famous travel logs, the Riḥlah. This great work describes the people, places, and cultures he encountered in his journeys along some 75, 000 miles (120, 000 km) across and beyond the Islamic world.

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