'''Ibn Battuta''' was an [[Islamic]] scholar and explorer who lived 1304-1368 or 1377 AD. He traveled much of the Islamic world and recorded his trips in ''Rihla'' or "Journey." Battuta covered more miles than the better-known Marco Polo.
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'''Ibn Battuta''' was an [[Islamic]] scholar and explorer who lived 1304-1368 or 1377 AD. He traveled much of the Islamic world and recorded his trips in ''Rihla'' or "Journey." Battuta covered more miles than the better-known Marco Polo, although Polo went far beyond the borders of his religious roots.