Ibn Battuta | History's Greatest Traveler | Extra History Complete

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📜 After you've learned about Ibn Battuta, head over to Nebula for 40% off http://go.nebula.tv/abolish?ref=extrahistory AND see Extra History episodes 1 week early, watch them without ads and get exclusive content! Check out Abolish Everything: http://go.nebula.tv/abolish?ref=extrahistory Join us as we follow the extraordinary journey of Ibn Battuta, the legendary 14th-century traveler who meant to take a quick pilgrimage—and ended up circling the known Islamic world and beyond for over two decades. From the bustling streets of Cairo to the windswept steppes of the Mongol Empire, from East Africa’s trading ports to the opulent courts of India and the strange wonders of Yuan China, Ibn Battuta witnessed it all and along the way, he wrote one of the most detailed travelogues in medieval history. We really enjoyed revisiting this series and getting to implement the viewer feedback that Rob had previously only been able to address in Lies. Original Lies video here: https://youtu.be/G9HO75wcoUU Please let us know in the comments below if you enjoyed this, and we look forward to sharing the next one with you all. * Watch Extra History ad-free & get 1-week early access on *NEBULA* https://go.nebula.tv/extrahistory * Suggest & Vote on our next episodes, get exclusive content & 24-hour early access on *PATREON* https://bit.ly/EHPatreon * Show off your fandom with *MERCH* from our store! http://extracredits.store/ * Interested in sponsoring an episode?* Email us: [email protected] https://twitter.com/extracreditz | https://www.facebook.com/ExtraCredits/ | http://instagram.com/extracredits | https://www.tiktok.com/@extracreditz GAMING: https://www.youtube.com/@extracredits | http://www.twitch.tv/extracredits/ https://bsky.app/profile/extracredits.bsky.social CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro to Ibn Battuta 00:47 - Chapter 1: The Great Traveler 08:28 - Chapter 2: Mongols and Mystics 16:43 - Chapter 3: The Mad Sultan 25:27 - Chapter 4: Escape to China 34:04 - Chapter 5: Plague and Homecoming Thanks for the high-quality conversations & for following our community guidelines here: https://bit.ly/ECFansRNice Artist: Ali R Thome | Writer: Robert Rath | Showrunner & Narrator: Matthew Krol | Video Editor: Devon House Creative | Audio Editor: Clean Waves | Studio Director: Geoffrey Zatkin | Social Media: Kat Rider | ♪ Music "Battuta's Voyage" by Tiffany Roman #ExtraHistory #middleeast #History