History Book Recommendation : Rihlah Ibnu Batutah

 

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Title: Rihlah Ibnu Batutah: Catatan Perjalanan Sang Musafir Abad Pertengahan.

Writter: Ibn Batutta/ Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Battuta.

Publisher: Al-Kautsar Publisher.

Publish Year: 2023.

Pages: 424.

Language: Indonesian.

Genre: Islamic History/Travel.

Editor: HAR.Gibb.

This book, is record from adventure of Ibn Batutta , 14 TH Century Muslim Traveller from Morocco who round to 3 continents: Asia, Africa, and Europe at his journey. This book, not only memory of Ibn Batutta s travel, but historical notes about Islamic Movement at 14 TH Century. Ok, please read this article until end for get complete information about this book and subscribe my blog for more informations about Islamic History and Civilization.

Ibn Batutta, at this book tell us about his journey. His journey, walk to many part from Islamic World, included Egypt, North Africa, Syria, Palestine, Arab Saudi, Lebanon, Central Asia, Turkey, and other. This book give us docummentation about Islamic Geopolitic at this age. Ibn Batutta, tell about Islamic State and their rulers. Such as Egypt that ruler by Mameluke Dynasty under Sultan an-Nasheer Muhammad. And, Anatolia when begin of Ottoman Empire under Osman I and his son, Orhan. This book tell us about geopolitic at territories that visited by Ibn Batutta, included their rulers, battles, army, economy, and other.

Ibn Batutta s journey, started by Hajj ( pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for Muslims) at 1325 AD and after this, next visited Islamic States around the world from Arabia until Southeast Asia for 29 years. Read this book like read story from 14 TH Century  world traveler. And, know how people explored world at this era, when  world not yet have advanced technologies like now.  So, travel at this time spend many time for achieve planned place.

At this book, Ibn Batutta doesnt only write about geopolitic. At several territories that have good nature destination, he write about natural beautiful at territories that have natural beautiful.  Such as at Srilanka, Sumatra, and other.  This is make this note became complete geographical note for Islamic History at 14 TH Century.  And, for plus point, this book also completed by territories map for help reader understanding route of Ibn Batutta s  journey.

But, this book also have minus point. Several description for several tribes at this book, maybe so racist for modern time. Such as Ibn Batutta mentioned people at Barahnakar ( Gibb interpreted it as Arakan, Myanmar ) as human with dog mouth. Because this, reader urged for wise at understanding this Ibn Batutta s work. And, also this book sometimes description about  several remote tribes, that maybe so vulgar for several people.

For Islamic History researcher, history student, or other who interest at  Islamic History, this book recommended for read , because is primary sources for Islamic History at 14 TH Century. This book relative easy to get. Can get at online shops, offline shops, and this stock so many. For get this book, you can access several online shops at internet, one from them is Alvabet Official Shop at this link: Rihlah Ibnu Batutah