Season 6 Episode 12: Ibn Battuta’s Kilwa Vacation
About this episode
The episode explores Ibn Battuta's experiences in Kilwa during its peak of power and wealth, while hinting at a potentially darker future.
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.
Topics covered
- travel
- history
- wealth
- prestige
- Ibn Battuta
- Kilwa
Keywords
- Ibn Battuta
- Kilwa
- travel
- history
- wealth
- prestige
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Kilwa, country
More episodes of History of Africa
- Season 7 Episode 1: Welcome to Senegambia
- Season 6 Episode 18: The Omani Empire
- Season 6 Episode 17: The (Brief) Portuguese Conquest of Kilwa
- Season 6 Episode 16: The Portuguese Arrive
- From the Vault: Zengjiani, the Zanzibari Traveler in China
- Season 6 Episode 15: The Unstable 15th Century part 2: Emir Muhammad the Powerful
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