ibn battuta in the east
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Ibn Battuta in the East
Carl Ernst
Introduction to Islamic Civilization
Events en route
Embassy to China
Bad law and order situation
Near-death experience
Calicut
Conversion legend 230
Dress codes 235
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The itinerary
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Adam’s Peak – Sri Lanka (241)
Pilgrims to the Footprint of Adam*
Ibn Battuta in 1347
16th-cent. onward – Sufi pilgrims barred by Portuguese
Azad Bilgrami in 1750 (The Coral Rosary of Indian Antiquities)
*or the Buddha, or Shiva
Adam’s Peak
Adam’s peak in Serendip (Ceylon) -- a European view
The Mosque of al-Khidr
Kathirkamam (http://kataragama.org/islamic.htm)
Further journeys
Muslim settlements in Malay straits and China
Skepticism over China section
Skips Delhi to avoid execution
Plague in Damascus
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Oldest mosque in Malay peninsula (Kota Baru, ca. 1700)
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