Ibn Battuta - Part 6 - China

The Explorers Podcast

Matt Breen

Society & Culture, History, Education

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Ibn Battatu continues his legendary travels by heading to the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bengal, Sumatra and China. In the process he nearly dies in a storm, loses everything to pirates, and plots to take over an island kingdom. The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.
0:06.0	Have you ever gazed in wonder at the Great Pyramid?
0:10.0	Have you marveled at the golden face of Tutankhamun?
0:13.0	Or admired the delicate features of Queen Nefertiti?
0:17.0	If you have, you'll probably like the History of Egypt podcast.
0:22.0	Every week, we explore tales of this ancient culture.
0:26.0	The History of Egypt is available wherever you get your podcasting fix.
0:30.0	Come, let me introduce you to the world of Ancient Egypt.
0:36.0	Hello and welcome to the Explorers Podcast.
0:39.0	Today we continue the story of Ibn Batuda.
0:42.0	He has proven to be quite the traveler.
0:45.0	We have covered more than 20 years and gone from Morocco to Mecca to Persia to Africa.
0:52.0	Hello and welcome to the Explorers Podcast.
0:55.0	Today we continue the story of Ibn Batuda.
0:58.0	He has proven to be quite the traveler.
1:00.0	We have covered more than 20 years and gone from Morocco to Mecca to Persia to Africa to Turkey to the Crimea to Russia to Afghanistan and finally India.
1:10.0	That's a heck of a ride.
1:12.0	As always, I want to point out that there are maps of our Explorers travels on our website, Explorerspodcast.com.
1:18.0	I recommend you check them out.
1:21.0	We had concluded our last episode with Ibn Batuda stuck in Calicut, pondering this future.
1:26.0	He had lost all the valuable gifts intended for the Mongol Emperor in Beijing.
1:30.0	And he had lost most of his wealth, plus his companions, slaves and concubines.
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