Season 6 Episode 12: Ibn Battuta’s Kilwa Vacation
History of Africa

Season 6 Episode 12: Ibn Battuta’s Kilwa Vacation

B2Upper-intermediateMarch 17, 202522 min

The great traveler Ibn Battuta arrives in Kilwa, and paints a tale of a country at the peak of its power, wealth, and prestige...but with a potentially bleaker future awaiting.

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In part, we can attribute this to the impression that he likely made on one of the most famous

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Season 6 Episode 12, Ibn Batutah's Hilova occasion.

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Hello everyone, and welcome back to the History of Apropodcast. I'm your host, Andy. In our last episode, we examined the religious, cultural, and architectural changes to Kila under the rulership of its most famous and impressive central figure, the father of gifts

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himself, Al-Mawahib. Indeed, in addition to his achievements, there is another reason for why exactly Al-Mawahib made the impression that he did on the historical legacy. In part, we can attribute this to the impression that he likely made on one of the most famous

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figures of the late medieval world himself in African globe hopper with few equals. Season 6 Episode 12, Ibn Batutah's Hilova occasion. In the year 1330 AD, a ship carrying a very special visitor arrived in the port of Kilo. This passenger had come quite a long way, sailing between various cities in the western Indian

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