Ibn Battuta

Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan scholar and explorer who traveled more extensively than any other explorer in pre-modern history. Over a period of 30 years, he covered approximately 75,000 miles, visiting most of the Islamic world and many non-Muslim lands, including Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and China. His detailed accounts, recorded in the 'Rihla', provide an invaluable ethnographic record of the 14th-century world. His work remains a primary source for historians studying the social, political, and economic conditions of the medieval era across three continents.