From Zabid, Ibn Battuta travels to the town of Ta'izz, the capital of the Rasulid kingdom of Yemen.
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Title
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From Zabid, Ibn Battuta travels to the town of Ta'izz, the capital of the Rasulid kingdom of Yemen.
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Description
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“We went from there to the town of Ta‘izz, the capital of the king of Yemen, and one of the finest and largest towns in that country. Its people are overbearing, insolent, and rude, as is generally the case in towns where kings reside. Ta‘izz is made up of three quarters; the first is the residence of the king and his court, the second, called ‘Udayna, is the military station, and the third, called al-Mahalib, is inhabited by the commonality, and contains the principal market. The sultan of Yemen is Nur ad-Din ‘Ali of the house of Rasul. He uses an elaborate ceremonial in his audiences and progresses. The fourth day after our arrival was a Thursday, on which day the king holds a public audience. The qadi presented me to him and I saluted him...The wazir was present, and the king ordered him to treat me honorably and arrange for my lodging.”
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Subject
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Travel
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Source
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Gibb 108-109.
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Date
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1330
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Bibliographic Citation
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Ibn Batuta, Gibb, H. A. R. S., Sanguinetti, B. R., & Defremery, C. (1958). Travels of Ibn Battuta, A.D. 1325-1354. Cambridge: Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press.
