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Brill, Leiden, 2004 Iran and the Caucasus, 8.1 IBN BATTUTA ON MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS IN THE CRIMEAN PENINSULA HARRY NORRIS School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Unlike al-Mas‘udi (who was born around 283 A. H./896 A. D. and who died in Jumada 11, 345 A. H./September 956 A. D.) 1 and Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (d. 565 A. H./169 A. D.), 2 both of whom visited the Caucasus region and who have left us detailed information about Armenia, Georgia and Daghestan, Ibn Battuta, during the course of his visit to the court of Uzbek Khan, in Saray, or on his way to Con- stantinople, never once set foot in the heart of the Caucasus range it- self. 3 Despite this, his account offers some intriguing information about Caucasians and Iranians whom he met within adjacent regions of the steppes of Dasht-i Qipchaq and also in the Crimean peninsula, near to Kerch (Karsh), and also in Staryj Krym, which was the regional capi- tal of the Golden Horde at that time. Furthermore, Ibn Battuta’s par- ticular interest in Sufism and its brotherhoods has meant that his ac- count ( rihla ) 4 furnishes us with some
Iran and the Caucasus – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2004
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