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The 30 pages that link to Ibn Battuta, each with the reason it gives.

• Silk RoadRelated: Traveled the route's western stretches and recorded trade conditions under Mongol successor states.

• Indian Ocean tradeRelated: His itinerary traces the connected port cities and Muslim communities of the ocean.

• Trans-Saharan tradeRelated: His account describes travel between North African cities and Mali along established routes.

• Swahili CoastRelated: His account of Kilwa offers an outsider's description of a wealthy Swahili port.

• Mali EmpireRelated: His visit to Mali offers a contemporary account of the empire under Mansa Suleyman.

• Ibn KhaldunRelated: Ibn Khaldun’s historical world also took shape across the interconnected societies Ibn Battuta traveled.

• Atlas MountainsRelated: His accounts provide historical context for travel and societies in the wider region.

• Mansa MusaRelated: His later visit to Mali provides an independent view of the empire after Musa’s reign.

• Kilwa KisiwaniRelated: His account describes Kilwa as a prosperous and well-built city.

• Travel writingRelated: His travel account joined geographic description with encounters across a vast connected world.

• MaldivesRelated: His account describes the Maldives during its sultanate period.

• Islam in AfricaRelated: His travel account records Muslim societies across Africa from a contemporary visitor's perspective.

• Marinid dynastyRelated: His career unfolded under Marinid rule, and his account illuminates the wider world of the period.

• Swahili city-statesRelated: His visit to Kilwa offers an outside account of a wealthy coastal court.

• Ajuran SultanateRelated: His account of Mogadishu offers a contemporary glimpse of the region’s wealthy Muslim cities.

• ZeilaRelated: His account includes a visit to Zeila and observations of its coastal environment.

• QuanzhouRelated: His travel narrative includes an account of reaching the Chinese port of Zayton.

• SamosaRelated: His account of a court meal in India describes a pastry resembling the samosa.

• Sultanate of MogadishuRelated: His visit provides a notable external description of Mogadishu and its ruler.

• History of Central AsiaRelated: His travel narrative records encounters with Central Asian cities and rulers.

• Muhammad bin TughluqRelated: His travel account offers a valuable, though outsider's, portrait of the sultan and his court.

• History of geographyRelated: His travel account documents firsthand geographic knowledge across a vast connected world.

• History of West AfricaRelated: His account of Mali offers a valuable, though outsider’s, view of the empire.

• Sahelian kingdomsRelated: His account of Mali offers an outside witness to court life and travel.