Ibn Battuta named envoy to China

ابن بطوطة سفيرًا إلى الصين

1342 CE · c. 742 AH

Delhi

In 1342 the Delhi sultan Muhammad ibn Tughluq appointed Ibn Battuta his envoy to the Chinese emperor, after years at his court.

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The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
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South Asia
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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Delhi

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Ibn Battuta, Muhammad ibn Abd Allah
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Sources

  • Ibn Battuta — Encyclopaedia Britannica
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