Ibn Battuta - The Great Traveler - Extra History - Part 1

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  • 📜 Ibn Battuta: The Great Traveler - Ibn Battuta set out for the city of Mecca and expected to be gone for a little over two years, maybe three if he took his time. He had no way of knowing that he would not see his home city or town for another 24 years. In that time, he will have traveled almost the entirety of the Islamic world, gone for over 75,000 miles, and write a travelogue that scholars still refer to understand the world of the 15th century. He's also a bit of a narc.
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  • @laminbarrow
    @laminbarrow Pƙed 4 lety +5070

    Correction: Muslims do not bow down to the footprints of Abraham near the Kabba. Instead, they pray and bow down to the God of Abraham near the Kaaba

    • @SharjeelZahid1
      @SharjeelZahid1 Pƙed 4 lety +164

      Yes I was about to point out this correction myself

    • @bosbanon3452
      @bosbanon3452 Pƙed 4 lety +116

      Near the kaaba? Our god does not resoded here it's his house but doesn't mean he live here

    • @malikfaisal416
      @malikfaisal416 Pƙed 4 lety +185

      @@bosbanon3452 I understand what he meant, wrong choice of words probably

    • @ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs
      @ExcelonTheFourthAvalonHeirs Pƙed 4 lety +33

      @@bosbanon3452
      No one said that.

    • @leftadnan007
      @leftadnan007 Pƙed 4 lety +120

      Yes, agree. Thank you for pointing this out. We muslims only saw the footprint as a monument. Kabba meanwhile only serves as a main center point for our prayer to god.

  • @coolground
    @coolground Pƙed 4 lety +2136

    I'd like to point out that Hajj isn't only an Islamic duty of men but also women

  • @johncao6516
    @johncao6516 Pƙed 4 lety +2541

    Ibn Battuta: is a judge.
    Also Ibn Battuta: is very judgemental.
    That makes sense.

    • @aziz00181
      @aziz00181 Pƙed 4 lety +57

      Yes, interesting remark.

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon Pƙed 4 lety +40

      That's match his career đŸ˜‚đŸ€”

    • @aiesyahsyahirah4717
      @aiesyahsyahirah4717 Pƙed 4 lety +80

      It’s his job to be judgmental😂😂

    • @strixgaming4271
      @strixgaming4271 Pƙed 4 lety +8

      If I see U doing wrong by god law is that make me judgemental

    • @2MeterLP
      @2MeterLP Pƙed 3 lety +38

      I guess he kinda has to be. What kind of judge would he be if he didnt do everything to enforce the law? Cant just let things go on a whim.

  • @abdelazizboudabia5044
    @abdelazizboudabia5044 Pƙed 3 lety +1673

    Ibn Battuta 24 years later : "kids I brought the milk"

  • @embasorangiratina36
    @embasorangiratina36 Pƙed 4 lety +4481

    Ibn Battuta: Has 10 divorces
    Henry VIII: Finally a worthy opponent!

    • @fatimaalaa2659
      @fatimaalaa2659 Pƙed 4 lety +632

      I'm not sure Henry VIII's divorces were as peaceful and mutual as ibn battuta

    • @mdmq6076
      @mdmq6076 Pƙed 4 lety +35

      😂

    • @Anonymous-wu5el
      @Anonymous-wu5el Pƙed 4 lety +142

      @@fatimaalaa2659 abandoned in the desert as a divorce. They mightve all died shunned by their communities. We know nothing of them. Calling them mutual is a but presumtuous, no?

    • @dargondude2375
      @dargondude2375 Pƙed 4 lety +249

      He didn't chop their heads off

    • @DuranmanX
      @DuranmanX Pƙed 4 lety +57

      Solomon: You are all found wanting

  • @_MrPixel_
    @_MrPixel_ Pƙed 4 lety +2900

    This guy's life sounds like a D&D campaign

  • @alfyanrauf6616
    @alfyanrauf6616 Pƙed rokem +324

    "Curiosity and the seeking of knowledge is considered a religious duty" A great quote, and a forgotten one to many muslims today. Thanks for bringing it up.

    • @malif1279
      @malif1279 Pƙed rokem +21

      "Seek knowledge even unto China" is still a great commonly referred to quote in some Islamic lectures here fortunately

    • @meowiguess903
      @meowiguess903 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +4

      ​@@malif1279If I'm not wrong, it's a false hadith but hey, it works to motivate people 😁

  • @therainbowwillow4453
    @therainbowwillow4453 Pƙed 4 lety +1026

    “I’ll be back in two years”
    *24 years later*

    • @gasahmad7835
      @gasahmad7835 Pƙed 4 lety +17

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon Pƙed 4 lety +41

      Sad, for anyone expect his return within 2 years

    • @adammahmoudi8814
      @adammahmoudi8814 Pƙed 4 lety +67

      @@Cleeon Yeah but he return as the greatest traveller of all time he still Tangier N1 icon (I live in Tangier)

    • @RIFIANBOY
      @RIFIANBOY Pƙed 4 lety +26

      @juba gamer true. 5 minutes is 2 hours in Morocco lol

    • @mesterinfinix4591
      @mesterinfinix4591 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      That's sound like interstellar

  • @Boltizar49
    @Boltizar49 Pƙed 4 lety +1674

    “Went to Cairo... Moved down the Nile.”
    Wouldn’t that be UP the Nile?

    • @R2robot
      @R2robot Pƙed 4 lety +117

      I was trying to resist saying this, but since you did.. I'll join in. :D

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Pƙed 4 lety +27

      Welp, we have our first entry for Lies...

    • @deckeroful
      @deckeroful Pƙed 4 lety +24

      FINALLY

    • @deusmiles9340
      @deusmiles9340 Pƙed 4 lety +84

      The down probably refers to the "down" on the map.

    • @anonimsahs9817
      @anonimsahs9817 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      i agree

  • @DragoniteSpam
    @DragoniteSpam Pƙed 4 lety +3679

    "in addition to descriptions of food, agriculture, religious life and court processions, he often remarked on how attractive he found the local ladies"
    Good grief, history stole _another_ trope from anime.

  • @Kickysan
    @Kickysan Pƙed 4 lety +545

    3:09 Islam also considers seeking knowledge as part of good deeds, because its for towards self betterment and advancement.

    • @judicatorhurayth1927
      @judicatorhurayth1927 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      Yup

    • @Kickysan
      @Kickysan Pƙed 3 lety +7

      @@judicatorhurayth1927 Salam brother, yes : ]

    • @awaisjamil9956
      @awaisjamil9956 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      And betterment of others as well

    • @91YEHNAH
      @91YEHNAH Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@judicatorhurayth1927 ironic when you see Muslim fundamentalists... The Arab world was a beacon for science until circa 1500...
      In the words of a certain orangutan: Sad.

    • @ensis8716
      @ensis8716 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      @@91YEHNAH Care to say the name of the "orangutan"?

  • @tariqibnzayed3959
    @tariqibnzayed3959 Pƙed 3 lety +270

    The funniest thing I found in his book, about his travels.
    That he's shocked about The Chinese cuisine😂😂

  • @AbsolXGuardian
    @AbsolXGuardian Pƙed 4 lety +1587

    So Ibn Batattua was basically funded his travels by being traveling lawyer? Interesting

    • @instantregret7858
      @instantregret7858 Pƙed 4 lety +121

      I smell a phoenix wright adventure-spin off

    • @AbsolXGuardian
      @AbsolXGuardian Pƙed 4 lety +64

      @@instantregret7858 Actually that would make a fun game, although it would probably play more like We The Revolution. A game where the main mechanic is mediating disputes. We start off with simple cases, and by the end the player is either very familar with Islamic law, or the fictional law code of the fantasy world if this isn't a Travels of Ibn Battuta game. The other part of the game would be a walking sim with RPG elements, as you explore cities and experience the overarching plot.

    • @mmahfw
      @mmahfw Pƙed 4 lety +85

      Not exactly he was a travelling judge in a time when 99% of the laws in islamic countries were coran verses and holy scriptures.

    • @internetperson3436
      @internetperson3436 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      I need to be able to that

    • @muhammadfahresyalfariz9974
      @muhammadfahresyalfariz9974 Pƙed 4 lety +45

      No. He was more like a judge.

  • @seabase3362
    @seabase3362 Pƙed 4 lety +827

    He has been mentioned so many times in Extra History, glad to finally learn about him!

    • @theragingnerdz1348
      @theragingnerdz1348 Pƙed 4 lety +28

      Hes the second Robert Walpole of the series

    • @redornament3248
      @redornament3248 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Basically Walpole 2.0

    • @adriennegormley9358
      @adriennegormley9358 Pƙed 4 lety +73

      @@redornament3248 Actually, since Ibn Batuta lived BEFORE Walpole, then Walpole is Ibn Batuta 2.0

    • @ibnbattuta7031
      @ibnbattuta7031 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      truer words have never been spoken.

    • @IamNolanNorth
      @IamNolanNorth Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Which episodes was he mentioned in besides Mali?

  • @MrSparta12
    @MrSparta12 Pƙed 4 lety +296

    Fun fact: "Ibn Battuta" literally translates into "son of a duck"

    • @belalabusultan5911
      @belalabusultan5911 Pƙed 3 lety +113

      son of a Duckling is the best I can think of.

    • @Umayyadazi
      @Umayyadazi Pƙed 3 lety +13

      @@belalabusultan5911 Yeah that's much accurate

    • @gigachad622
      @gigachad622 Pƙed 2 lety

      @@Umayyadazi Ű§ÙŠÙŠÙŠÙ‡ ÙŠŰ§ Ű§Ù„Ù†Ű§ŰČي

    • @xdskiller3509
      @xdskiller3509 Pƙed 2 lety +35

      Welp caling a woman a duck is like saying she is beautiful with Arab like me so his name is a compliment for his mother

    • @TOBAPNW_
      @TOBAPNW_ Pƙed 2 lety +7

      @@xdskiller3509 that's very interesting! Thanks for the context.

  • @beaumartinez8705
    @beaumartinez8705 Pƙed 4 lety +244

    Yes Ibn Buttuta! He was my history teachers favorite person. We had to do a 5 page essay on him. He was very fun to learn about. Can wait to watch the rest of videos.

    • @goobin9125
      @goobin9125 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      no way what country you live in? I would love to have that in school.

  • @auroramoon_draws16
    @auroramoon_draws16 Pƙed 4 lety +538

    I heard of “I’d walk 1,000 miles” but this is ridiculous

    • @grayscribe1342
      @grayscribe1342 Pƙed 4 lety +36

      You want ridiculous?
      Marco Polo: "I'm going to see China. It will be a long and dangerous journey."
      Ibn Batattua: "Have fun on your little stroll."

    • @zvimur
      @zvimur Pƙed 4 lety +61

      To be fair, walking was done by donkeys, horses, or camels.

    • @auroramoon_draws16
      @auroramoon_draws16 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Zvi mur huh... that works too XD

    • @safe-keeper1042
      @safe-keeper1042 Pƙed 4 lety +21

      I would if there were so many ladies involved :3

    • @auroramoon_draws16
      @auroramoon_draws16 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      Midgard Eagle honestly same

  • @dimitrijejovanovic5939
    @dimitrijejovanovic5939 Pƙed 4 lety +360

    "Because Ibn Battuta"
    EH got its new running gag

    • @robertwalpole360
      @robertwalpole360 Pƙed 4 lety +40

      *Drops from the sky* There's no greater EH running gag than me.

    • @internetperson3436
      @internetperson3436 Pƙed 4 lety +41

      @@robertwalpole360 but bismark wasn't going to let walpole take his spot. No, Bismarck had a plan, Bismarck always had a plan

    • @zerolantern5794
      @zerolantern5794 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      However, Bismarck knows nothing compared to John Snow- wait, no, John Snow knows nothing. You know nothing, John Snow!

    • @MALEMization
      @MALEMization Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @@robertwalpole360 Sorry Walpole, but your gag is in another timeline! GET IT?!

    • @sobanvohra8586
      @sobanvohra8586 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @Cross Van Dust Joan's plan worked, but Admiral Yi who was leading the charge, was demoted.

  • @OneVoiceOneTruth
    @OneVoiceOneTruth Pƙed 4 lety +233

    "Bismark always had a plan"
    "It was walpole"
    "Why let ___ get in the way of a good crusade?"
    "GET EMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"
    "Because Ibn Batutta "
    I need shirts of all of these!

    • @JamesSarantidis
      @JamesSarantidis Pƙed 4 lety +7

      Can somebody provide links with all of these? :P

    • @MrAhkmid
      @MrAhkmid Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@JamesSarantidis look up the extra history series for Bismarck, the crusades, this video, and Joan of Arc
      I don't remember where the Walpole thing comes from, I think it might be the south sea bubble or the great northern war? Don't quote me on that though.

    • @Paveway-chan
      @Paveway-chan Pƙed 4 lety +3

      @@JamesSarantidis 1. The Bismarck extra history series, it's mentioned several times
      2. The South Sea bubble extra history series is where it started but it is a running gag at this point
      3. The Crusades extra history series
      4. The Joan d'arc extra history series, it's mentioned several times
      5. This series

    • @dpbowers1
      @dpbowers1 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      Bismark: store.dftba.com/collections/extracredits/products/always-have-a-plan-shirt
      Walpole: store.dftba.com/collections/extracredits/products/it-was-walpole-shirt
      The others I don't think have been done yet :)

  • @riadechahbouni
    @riadechahbouni Pƙed 4 lety +36

    Ah Ibn batuta, one of the greatest historical figures of my country Morocco, God bless him.

  • @thefbi1947
    @thefbi1947 Pƙed 4 lety +765

    I'd been wondering when you'd talk about him since the Empire of Mali series.

  • @huzaifa8665
    @huzaifa8665 Pƙed 4 lety +216

    Correction:
    At 7:40 there's no bowing to the footprints in Hajj.

    • @kamikaze9576
      @kamikaze9576 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      yeah is it not like to just as in "here you are, witness it yourself one piece of the past history of Ibrahim/Abraham his search and quest of Allah"
      not a place to worship of Abraham.

    • @kamikaze9576
      @kamikaze9576 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      but i guess in this video context and creator intent maybe bowing as in paying respect to the dead and not as a bowing worship type ? i guess the earlier one was correct.

    • @12mjk21
      @12mjk21 Pƙed 4 lety +13

      probably they mean the sunna prayer after the tawaf, which is usually behind the foot prints

    • @Scipiworld
      @Scipiworld Pƙed 4 lety +3

      @@12mjk21 yes, it is recommended, though not required, to pray from behind maqam ibrahim after completing tawaf. I'm not 100% sure on how historical it is because I seem to remember the fatwa declaring such was issued in the 20th century. I could be wrong though, Islam theology is not my expertise.

    • @dervvy
      @dervvy Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Don't worry brother, hopefully it will be corrected in the "Lies" video

  • @NadDew
    @NadDew Pƙed 4 lety +919

    Ibn mean "son of" so ibn batutta mean "son of batutta" and it's a nickname his real name was...
    wait for it.....
    Shams al-DÄ«n ÊŸAbĆ« ÊżAbd al-Lāh Muáž„ammad ibn ÊżAbd al-Lāh l-LawātÄ« áč­-áčŹanǧī ibn Baáč­Ć«áč­ah

    • @idndyzgaming
      @idndyzgaming Pƙed 4 lety +207

      or to read: Syamsuddin Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Abdullah al-Lawati at-Tanji ibn Batutah. *al-Lawati* means Lawata, his tribe; *at-Tanji* means Tangiers.

    • @dengajing2015
      @dengajing2015 Pƙed 4 lety +14

      Gods light. pretty sure that's his first name right? Or heavenly light 'sun'

    • @malikfaisal416
      @malikfaisal416 Pƙed 4 lety +41

      @@dengajing2015 Syams means Sun, and Din means Religion in Arabic, if I'm not mistaken

    • @jasleensethi3814
      @jasleensethi3814 Pƙed 4 lety +19

      Since ‘Ibn’ is mentioned twice in the full name, so was Batutta the name of his grandpa?

    • @user-om3zl1ny3g
      @user-om3zl1ny3g Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Just call him shams

  • @pac-ice-tan806
    @pac-ice-tan806 Pƙed 4 lety +828

    If anybody have 10 wifes
    Western people: ewww
    If anybody have 10 girlfriends
    Western people: wow

    • @playroid1
      @playroid1 Pƙed 4 lety +102

      @@aishatarver193 i think he meant in a good way...also you are right that ibn battuta didn't have 10 wives at once he just got married 10 times in his lifetime.

    • @satriorama4118
      @satriorama4118 Pƙed 3 lety +30

      @@aishatarver193 Tell that to Ottoman Sultan for generation. Tho i refuse to say that Ottoman Sultans are religious to begin with.

    • @defencebangladesh4068
      @defencebangladesh4068 Pƙed 3 lety +17

      @@satriorama4118 yep
      they weren't

    • @Greta97_
      @Greta97_ Pƙed 3 lety +26

      You can merry 4 wife not 10 in Islam

    • @ichaa3tech
      @ichaa3tech Pƙed 3 lety +37

      Just My grandfather married 6 wives in his life lol . after my grandmother died he married 2 . my father now has 2 wives and m gonna have 2 or 3 inchaallah .

  • @Pikazilla
    @Pikazilla Pƙed 4 lety +512

    "Devastated city of Baghdad"
    :|

    • @aakashjain4569
      @aakashjain4569 Pƙed 4 lety +59

      Too soon

    • @pedrosampaio7349
      @pedrosampaio7349 Pƙed 4 lety +129

      Bruh, Baghdad? More like 'Where's-my-dad-also-mom-got-skewered-by-mongol-arrows-and-I-think-I'm-an-orphan-now'

    • @brandonbohr.7301
      @brandonbohr.7301 Pƙed 4 lety +58

      The mongols...

    • @vinny9868
      @vinny9868 Pƙed 4 lety +151

      History has not been kind to Baghdad.

    • @internetperson3436
      @internetperson3436 Pƙed 4 lety +44

      @@vinny9868 baghdad always attracts nations that love war don't they? *murca/mongol noises*

  • @salahddinebensebane8429
    @salahddinebensebane8429 Pƙed 4 lety +1169

    Oh get ready boys after this Marco polo will look like dora

    • @inserisciunnome
      @inserisciunnome Pƙed 4 lety +30

      Well, at least Marco did some techonogical advancemants, this guy? Dang, he was drugged of travel!

    • @Redhamer759
      @Redhamer759 Pƙed 4 lety +16

      Facts!!!

    • @alimohammad1934
      @alimohammad1934 Pƙed 4 lety +96

      Newer evidence though state that Marco Polo did not reach China. Instead only in India. One reason is thAT HE NEVER MENTIONED ABOUT THE GREAT WALL WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED BEFORE HIS CLAIM IN REACHING THE ORIENT.

    • @safe-keeper1042
      @safe-keeper1042 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      xD

    • @sion8
      @sion8 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      @@alimohammad1934
      Source?

  • @louayker4249
    @louayker4249 Pƙed 4 lety +372

    Dont know why you are portraying Tangier (a big city in North of Morocco) where Ibn Battuta was born, as a desertic/arid area ? Check your facts, that region of Morocco is green and full of forests and water.

    • @abderrahmanezzafati2310
      @abderrahmanezzafati2310 Pƙed 4 lety +18

      Haha Damn right!

    • @farhanmizra
      @farhanmizra Pƙed 3 lety +8

      No wonder the animation said:
      "Hey....."

    • @imaknicksandarsenalfanplea7033
      @imaknicksandarsenalfanplea7033 Pƙed 3 lety +66

      Americans what do you expect

    • @tareqbk1870
      @tareqbk1870 Pƙed 3 lety +30

      dont take the americans srsly haha they cant even name 5 countries in asia

    • @detriadh
      @detriadh Pƙed 3 lety +25

      @@tareqbk1870 all I know is, when American heard of Asians, they probably only know china and japan

  • @D7EEEMA
    @D7EEEMA Pƙed 4 lety +108

    The mosque of the prophet even though it now includes the prophet’s tomb it wasn’t built over it. It just merely came to include it after expanding it.
    The grave started as a room in his wife’s house.

  • @eagleschest611
    @eagleschest611 Pƙed 4 lety +294

    3:16 that saying is still taught to kindergarten kids in Islamic countries.

    • @ibraced1243
      @ibraced1243 Pƙed 4 lety +84

      It's not just a saying, it's prophet Muhammad's own words as back then China was seeing as the furthest and hardest place anyone can go.

    • @taufiqutomo
      @taufiqutomo Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @@ibraced1243 Is it sahih, though?

    • @solehsolehsoleh
      @solehsolehsoleh Pƙed 4 lety +36

      Sorry but it's a fabricated hadith. It does not came from the Prophet.

    • @ottovonbismarckboi9112
      @ottovonbismarckboi9112 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Lol ur a pigeon

    • @eagleschest611
      @eagleschest611 Pƙed 4 lety +13

      @@ottovonbismarckboi9112 yeah bro, soo by the way I have a change in my body and now my chest is like a pigeon soo I think it's a good name

  • @amehak1922
    @amehak1922 Pƙed 4 lety +132

    I'm writing my own star trek stories. The central starship is called the uss ibn battuta.

    • @iluan_
      @iluan_ Pƙed 4 lety +2

      That sounds cool. Which quadrant are they exploring? Is it in the prime universe? Is it set after the Dominion wars?

    • @imaxstingray
      @imaxstingray Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Ameha K sounds cool

    • @averageperson8274
      @averageperson8274 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      Yes pls.

    • @qweadd6987
      @qweadd6987 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      yyeeessss

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Pƙed 4 lety

      I bet it's awkward when the starship divorced the Federation, but that everyone felt better when it divorced the Klingons, the Romulans, the Cardassians, and the Borg.

  • @infernosgaming8942
    @infernosgaming8942 Pƙed 4 lety +31

    Studied this guy for Geography last year, this guy is insane. If anyone ever went to the end of world and back, it’s this guy.

  • @elmido2664
    @elmido2664 Pƙed 4 lety +127

    Correction : Tangier is not in the middle of desert

  • @BurritoToonz
    @BurritoToonz Pƙed 4 lety +74

    Ibn Battuta: far from home

  • @Volnas97
    @Volnas97 Pƙed 4 lety +81

    Karen Ibn Battuta wants to see your manager.

  • @davidegaruti2582
    @davidegaruti2582 Pƙed 4 lety +286

    Ibn Battuta :*stays away from home for 24 years*
    Marco Polo: finally a worthy opponent our battle will be legendary .
    Fun fact : his second name in italian means "Joke"

    • @AbbeyRoadkill1
      @AbbeyRoadkill1 Pƙed 4 lety +75

      In terms of kilometers traveled Ibn Battuta wins easily-- he traveled more than twice as far as Marco Polo did.

    • @Cby0530
      @Cby0530 Pƙed 4 lety +14

      He may be called a joke, but his journey is not one.

    • @ilmanfakhrizky660
      @ilmanfakhrizky660 Pƙed 4 lety +20

      *Our travel will be legendary

    • @davidegaruti2582
      @davidegaruti2582 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      @@AbbeyRoadkill1 yeah , but imo in therms of influence within one's culture Marco takes the cake : he re-ignited the intrest in the east and started the age of exploration which lead to ... We all know

    • @Brahmdagh
      @Brahmdagh Pƙed 4 lety +17

      Marco Polo's narration is probably a combination of stories he heard.

  • @samhoyle5556
    @samhoyle5556 Pƙed 4 lety +47

    I beg everyone to read the book itself, it's so interesting to go through - they said can't cover everything, but you can read the rest

    • @mustafam956
      @mustafam956 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Can you recommend a certain translation?

  • @SomeGuy1117
    @SomeGuy1117 Pƙed 4 lety +402

    I'd love to see The Travels done like the Justinian series. With multiple sets of videos.

    • @jeffbenton6183
      @jeffbenton6183 Pƙed 4 lety +25

      They still haven't gotten back to Bismark, yet...

    • @archmeasterjackimer6217
      @archmeasterjackimer6217 Pƙed 4 lety +8

      Which I for one, am quite looking forward to

    • @jeffbenton6183
      @jeffbenton6183 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@archmeasterjackimer6217 We must get the Patreon supporters to vote for it!

    • @Boxygirl96
      @Boxygirl96 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      Then I’d recommend joining the Patreon so as to fund such an endeavor

  • @Fantomato
    @Fantomato Pƙed 4 lety +325

    7:20 That isnt the correct location of Mecca , Mecca is way closer to Medina on the map

    • @zebimicio5204
      @zebimicio5204 Pƙed 4 lety +80

      Yeah. He showed Mecca at Yemen for some reason.

    • @theoutlook55
      @theoutlook55 Pƙed 4 lety +10

      Honestly, I picked up on that too. Still. The maps aren't exactly supposed to be to scale.

    • @averageperson8274
      @averageperson8274 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      It is placed where Sa'na would be.

    • @ibraced1243
      @ibraced1243 Pƙed 4 lety +25

      Guys relax it's a cartoonish map, did you see how they massacred my boy "Morocco" though.

    • @ibraced1243
      @ibraced1243 Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@medmed-wz4vy barely known ??the

  • @souhi7863
    @souhi7863 Pƙed rokem +56

    I'm Moroccan, and i am impressed by ibn battuta.

    • @leobuscaglia5576
      @leobuscaglia5576 Pƙed rokem +4

      Yes... That's why Ibn Battuta travelled the world, to impress you. 😁

    • @rayanetube3275
      @rayanetube3275 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +2

      ​@@leobuscaglia5576he is moroccan

  • @MemeMeow6
    @MemeMeow6 Pƙed 4 lety +81

    "The city of Medina"
    Medina means city in arabic, so, that means:
    Ù…ŰŻÙŠÙ†Ű© Ű§Ù„Ù…ŰŻÙŠÙ†Ű©.

    • @ahmedakrimi2193
      @ahmedakrimi2193 Pƙed 4 lety +28

      you should've said : so that means city city

    • @nashmi-8609
      @nashmi-8609 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      its al-madina al-monawara in arabic
      the shining city i think😅

    • @amirmohamadpezeshki5351
      @amirmohamadpezeshki5351 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Medina is short for madinatan naby or the city of the prophet

    • @amerlad
      @amerlad Pƙed 3 lety +1

      its the same with the ''sahara'' desert.
      which means sahara sahara...

  • @FeyTheBin
    @FeyTheBin Pƙed 4 lety +65

    Oh yes! He finally got his own series!
    Been expecting this since the Mansa Musa's series. That mad lad traveled everywhere, even around what is now my place.

  • @amsn7240
    @amsn7240 Pƙed 4 lety +36

    Can we just appreciate the artists of extra credit for the details in simple panels like 7:30

  • @sheepbeeps3369
    @sheepbeeps3369 Pƙed 4 lety +73

    You know all I can think of is the opening of pokemon played by a persian band.
    "I will travel across the land... searching faaaar and wiiiiiiiiide!..."

    • @MapleNyte
      @MapleNyte Pƙed 4 lety +5

      for the college to understand, the islamic law thats inside
      IBN BATTUTA
      gotta learn it all!
      Its mah donkey and me, i know its our destiny
      ....

    • @rudrasingh6354
      @rudrasingh6354 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      "Each place, to understand, the knowledge thats inside!"

    • @samyebeid4534
      @samyebeid4534 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      I need to see this

  • @edgeworthyeconomics
    @edgeworthyeconomics Pƙed 4 lety +354

    Ah yes. Traveling back when you didn't need Passports and visas. Those were the days of true freedom.

    • @Hagashager
      @Hagashager Pƙed 4 lety +48

      Not entirely correct.
      Many of these places had border outposts that rigidly enforced who came and went. The video itself even points out he had to meet with the Turkish Slave Empire (The Mamluks).
      To be fair though, this was mostly due to regulating material. Some stuff was taxed heavily while other things were illegal to bring in entirely.

    • @zebimicio5204
      @zebimicio5204 Pƙed 3 lety +13

      @@Hagashager True. Then again they don't really need much of a paperwork to settle in said "country" like we do nowadays

    • @amerlad
      @amerlad Pƙed 3 lety +12

      ah yes, back when the world was so lawless that literally every other kilometer there were cutthroats, robbers, murderers, renegades, wild animals, war, famine, chaos and of course psychotic rulers.
      those were the days indeed... -_-

    • @razeeem9154
      @razeeem9154 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      And also under tyrant rulers

    • @edgeworthyeconomics
      @edgeworthyeconomics Pƙed 2 lety +2

      @@amerlad Speaking purely in the context of travel paperwork, there were basically no restrictions on immigration. That's all I meant.

  • @JoeyAltieri
    @JoeyAltieri Pƙed 4 lety +104

    At my school we’re beginning to look into the history of Islam â˜Ș

    • @Chino56751
      @Chino56751 Pƙed 4 lety +27

      There is MUCH to cover. Truly facinating

    • @amaama2537
      @amaama2537 Pƙed 4 lety +16

      Tell your school to do in depth Islamic research because many people don't do enough research

    • @JoeyAltieri
      @JoeyAltieri Pƙed 4 lety +9

      Ama Ama I’ll try, but I don’t know if they’ll listen

    • @Chino56751
      @Chino56751 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      @@JoeyAltieri If they don't, then I advise you to

    • @a.h.s.3006
      @a.h.s.3006 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@amaama2537 You shouldn't expect much, it is more likely a tangent to the main topic studying specific aspects of the history of Islam and not Islamic research, that's a university level topic honestly, or a part of philosophy at least.

  • @morgansanderson9923
    @morgansanderson9923 Pƙed 4 lety +237

    "Ibn Battuta was a narc"
    Me "I believe the word you're looking for is snitch"

    • @roguishpaladin
      @roguishpaladin Pƙed 4 lety +41

      But Ibn Battuta was...sort of...a law agent.

    • @morgansanderson9923
      @morgansanderson9923 Pƙed 4 lety +9

      roguishpaladin fair enough, but that bath house stuff is like the cop who pulls a guy over for going 1 km over the speed limit

    • @Carewolf
      @Carewolf Pƙed 4 lety +4

      @@roguishpaladin I think we need some Iranians to set us straight on proper nick names for nosy agents of religious law

    • @salehashahid5716
      @salehashahid5716 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      @@Carewolf 'haram police' the people who constantly shame people on sinning or doing something wrong

    • @ashharhasan3120
      @ashharhasan3120 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@salehashahid5716
      😂😂😂 Oh hell yeah!

  • @alyarmedina23
    @alyarmedina23 Pƙed 4 lety +10

    Finally i find the right youtube channel to studying about history without gettin bored

  • @chrislong3224
    @chrislong3224 Pƙed 4 lety +35

    I think this channel was actually my inspiration for reading "The Travels" last year. Really glad to see Ibn Battuta is getting covered more thoroughly!

  • @LuizaKaramelle
    @LuizaKaramelle Pƙed 4 lety +69

    Wow, I'm so happy and surprised this channel made a series of this man! His journal is my subject of research for my graduation thesis and I fell in love with his story and journey, but no one ever heard about him. He was a pioneer and a great traveller just as Marco Polo was, if not more.
    Congratulations on the video and research on the topic!

  • @influenza3736
    @influenza3736 Pƙed 4 lety +122

    I didn't know Bart Simpson was around in the 14th century

    • @wikiuser92
      @wikiuser92 Pƙed 4 lety +19

      Skinner was probably making steamed hams in the African heat.

    • @Jaydoggy531
      @Jaydoggy531 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      @@wikiuser92 Strange, those steamed hams look to be grilled...

    • @ArkadiBolschek
      @ArkadiBolschek Pƙed 4 lety +12

      He went by Ibn Bartto back then.

    • @wikiuser92
      @wikiuser92 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      @@Jaydoggy531 Uh... Eh... You know, the... One thing I should... Excuse me for one second.
      *travels the world for 20+ years*

  • @albertotorresmangual251
    @albertotorresmangual251 Pƙed 4 lety +14

    Thank you so much!!
    I'm currently writing a story about traveling merchants and was looking information on islamic culture for inspiration. Loved the video keep on the good work!!

  • @cometmoon4485
    @cometmoon4485 Pƙed 4 lety +16

    I've been looking forward to this series! I love learning about famous Muslim historical figures.

  • @abthedragon4921
    @abthedragon4921 Pƙed 4 lety +24

    Ah, Ibn Battuta, one of the World's most famous tourists. Lol
    But seriously, I thank this guy for traveling so much and documenting all the places he went to so we can still study them today.

  • @BLGStudios
    @BLGStudios Pƙed 4 lety +7

    One of the greatest travelers of the Muslim world finally has a video, this does bring joy to my heart

  • @tiikos8821
    @tiikos8821 Pƙed 4 lety +80

    A lot of misleading...
    -The mosque was built BEFORE the death of The prophet.
    -Hajj is obligatory for men and woman.

    • @edei4987
      @edei4987 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      for El hajj not really ,
      من Ű§Ù„ŰŁŰ±ÙƒŰ§Ù†
      Ű§Ù„Ű­ŰŹ لمن Ű„ŰłŰȘ۷ۧŰč Ű„Ù„ÙŠÙ‡ ŰłŰšÙŠÙ„Ű©
      meaning who ever who can if you have money and not sick then you're then obligatory to visit if you don't meet those conditions then you can't

    • @nonethewiser1694
      @nonethewiser1694 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@edei4987 women can be healthy and have money. If they are healthy and have money then they are required to go.

    • @bloodhound6848
      @bloodhound6848 Pƙed 3 lety

      -It’s not Obligatory if one cannot afford the price for the journey, or if one is not in good health(Sick)

    • @agzzradface3113
      @agzzradface3113 Pƙed 3 lety

      @@nonethewiser1694 yes thats EXCACTLY what he just said :/

  • @Jaydoggy531
    @Jaydoggy531 Pƙed 4 lety +2

    YAAAAASSS. This dude had by far one of the most interesting lives I am excited for this series

  • @youravaragetoxicmasculinem9508

    Virgin Marco Polo vs Chad ibn Battuta

  • @masontrinh6880
    @masontrinh6880 Pƙed 4 lety +66

    No one:
    Suspicious sun: 7:13

  • @vevolander
    @vevolander Pƙed 4 lety

    oh no! this is the first video that i need to wait for the second episodes. cries. please keep up the good work!

  • @thebest3921
    @thebest3921 Pƙed 4 lety

    Thank you for this ! Been waiting a while for someone to make a video on this

  • @TheGeekyHippie
    @TheGeekyHippie Pƙed 4 lety +7

    oh I have _eagerly_ been anticipating this one!

  • @ymirishere7108
    @ymirishere7108 Pƙed 4 lety +8

    Been waiting for this series since the Mali videos! So excited!

  • @kanalevi
    @kanalevi Pƙed 4 lety

    oh my god, you actually made episodes for ibn batuta. bless this channel 🙏

  • @MrMasterLoulou
    @MrMasterLoulou Pƙed 4 lety +13

    Extra Credits: *makes an Ibn Battuta series*
    Me...a Moroccan living near Tangier: "I KNOW THAT GUY!"

  • @thepaperboy5017
    @thepaperboy5017 Pƙed 4 lety +15

    The man gets his own series

  • @zvimur
    @zvimur Pƙed 4 lety +44

    2:28 "Yeah, well the English speaking world named a fruit variety after us".

    • @salmon1426
      @salmon1426 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      oooh tangerines??!

    • @zvimur
      @zvimur Pƙed 4 lety +5

      @@salmon1426 aka mandarin oranges. Wiki as source.

  • @ttrdf
    @ttrdf Pƙed 3 lety

    thanks a lot for the great series/episode on Ibn Battuta, while I am not a professional in this area to comment on any factual things here I extend my thanks for the efforts in the making of this episode, and would like to commend you on accuracies of certain terms!

  • @ayoubkhalil1
    @ayoubkhalil1 Pƙed 4 lety

    Wow really wasn't expecting a series on ibn Battuta! Most certainly caught me by surprise, can't wait to watch it all!

  • @DampZombieNugget
    @DampZombieNugget Pƙed 4 lety +7

    "Seek knowlage even unto China" are the words of Prophet Muhammad. Just to clarify, great video!

    • @SabirKhan-wu6je
      @SabirKhan-wu6je Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Incorrect, that is a weak hadith. Low chance of it being the Prophet (saw) words. The meaning however is accepted.

  • @rafaelmarkos4489
    @rafaelmarkos4489 Pƙed 4 lety +69

    Okay, I'd like to be early and preemptively call that "Because Ibn Battuta" is becoming another one of EH's memefied lines.

    • @internetperson3436
      @internetperson3436 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Idk, maybe when he proves to be very EXTRA in this EXTRA history series, sure. And he seems pretty extra, so maybe that line might be memed

  • @angelb69
    @angelb69 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    This series would have been so helpful for my 9th year history class, but whatever, I’ll take what I can get, and I can’t get enough of these history videos!

  • @jayrajshetty6075
    @jayrajshetty6075 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    A series I cannot wait for.... I love this guy

  • @thutch93
    @thutch93 Pƙed 4 lety +7

    I’ve been waiting for this story for months

  • @huzaifa8665
    @huzaifa8665 Pƙed 4 lety +30

    Yessss!! I've been waiting for this since the majahapit series

  • @KnuxTube
    @KnuxTube Pƙed 4 lety

    I'm so excited for this one, his story is one I've been desperate to learn about for years.

  • @jroden06
    @jroden06 Pƙed 4 lety

    Fantastic video as always! Looking forward to this series

  • @brandonchavez6315
    @brandonchavez6315 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    I've waited for this since I discover this series

  • @JunkPhuJP
    @JunkPhuJP Pƙed 4 lety +8

    “Name’s Battuta. Ibn Battuta. How yOU doin’?” Man’s an ancient James Bond, or Joey.

  • @bee2373
    @bee2373 Pƙed 2 lety

    This is so fantastic, thank you for presenting this part of history in such a fun way. The cartoons are the cutest! :)

  • @rexcorvorum4262
    @rexcorvorum4262 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Finally, this is what we’ve been waiting for

  • @ibnbattuta7031
    @ibnbattuta7031 Pƙed 4 lety +15

    Finally, my friends! I have been given the greatest honour!
    MY OWN SERIES!
    I AM FINALLY COMPLETE!

  • @twitchlite398
    @twitchlite398 Pƙed 4 lety +7

    Ibn battouta the pride of Moorish berbers (Moroccans)
    greeting from morocco the country of ibn battouta.

  • @MapleNyte
    @MapleNyte Pƙed 4 lety +2

    Eyyy another Islamic story! My parents always tell me about how great Ibn Battuta is, so I'm glad you're gonna try to make a series on him. thanks, been a fan since before dan left by a couple months!

  • @sadnessofwildgoats
    @sadnessofwildgoats Pƙed 4 lety +1

    In my history class in school we did a unit on Islam and are currently working on a unit about west Africa so Ibn Buttuta was mentioned, but not gone into detail. Thanks so much for doing an episode on him!

  • @dylangoodman1867
    @dylangoodman1867 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Ooooooh yeah, this is gonna be a Good one!

  • @tygawyga5411
    @tygawyga5411 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Keep up your content son !
    This is amazing đŸ˜‰đŸ€ŁđŸ’Ż

  • @MariaVosa
    @MariaVosa Pƙed 4 lety

    Been eagerly awaiting this series!

  • @HJ-pm2dx
    @HJ-pm2dx Pƙed 4 lety

    I've eagerly awaited this series!

  • @hutauruk_andika
    @hutauruk_andika Pƙed 4 lety +28

    I am waiting for the story where he misspelled "Samudra Pasai" Kingdom as "Sumatera". The origin of Sumatera Island - Indonesia.

  • @shawnheatherly
    @shawnheatherly Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Finally! So happy this series has begun. I want to see how crazy this traveler's story gets.

  • @marufhasan1994
    @marufhasan1994 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thanks for letting us know. Keep up the great work

  • @HIMEHEBA
    @HIMEHEBA Pƙed 4 lety

    Omg this is so exciting thank you so much for this

  • @melskunk
    @melskunk Pƙed 4 lety +10

    This man traveling for two decades and here I am not able to afford a weekend out of town, I chose the wrong career

    • @huzaifa8665
      @huzaifa8665 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      You chose the wrong century

    • @mstafaysf7069
      @mstafaysf7069 Pƙed 4 lety

      In middle east most ppl welcome and invite stranger travels to their meal if U were Muslim all these land considered your home same language same religion similar culture thnx to west they destroyed that

  • @mraj8372
    @mraj8372 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    This is going to help me....EC - Your videos, the narrator are amazing, I suffer from extremely bad anxiety and right now going through some real, real bad stuff, not sure I want to wake up tomorrow type stuff. But this will offer me a 9 minute respite from that feeling. - Thank You.

    • @qweadd6987
      @qweadd6987 Pƙed 4 lety

      "GET UP,STAND UP,DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT"--A song whose name I forgot.

  • @PoseidonXIII
    @PoseidonXIII Pƙed 4 lety

    I can already tell I'm going to love this series.

  • @jordanhamann9123
    @jordanhamann9123 Pƙed 4 lety

    This is gonna be a good one, I'm excited!!!

  • @zakariaalami1491
    @zakariaalami1491 Pƙed 4 lety +4

    As a moroccan i've been waiting for this for so long thanks man

    • @RikidikiNowYEET
      @RikidikiNowYEET Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Same dude. But the way he says battuta is so funny. Great to see another Moroccan here!

    • @zakariaalami1491
      @zakariaalami1491 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@RikidikiNowYEET thanks bro same here

  • @oddish2253
    @oddish2253 Pƙed 4 lety +20

    Marco polo: when in Rome you must do what the Romans does.
    Ibn bhattuta: hold my donkey.

    • @alarabi98
      @alarabi98 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      This is basically what Ibn Battuta was lmao

  • @MultiSciGeek
    @MultiSciGeek Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I'm kind of in a similar point in life as Ibn Batattuta at his start. This is very inspiring!

  • @adamlukasik3435
    @adamlukasik3435 Pƙed 4 lety

    Been waiting for this one