THE MONETARY AGE IN IBN BATTUTA’S “TRAVELOGUE”
Keywords:
Ibn Battuta, Travels, monetary circulation, dinar, dirham, tanka, jital, paper money, gold dust, Mali, yuan, economic history.Abstract
This article analyzes the description of monetary transactions in various regions in Ibn Battuta's "Travels of Ibn Battuta." The study primarily compares the Arabic original, English scholarly editions by H. Gibb and other researchers, and modern works on Ibn Battuta's travels. This article examines descriptions of monetary circulation in various regions in Ibn Battuta's Travels (Tuḥfat al-Nuzzar fi ghara'ib al-amsar wa 'aja'ib al-asfar), focusing on his travels to Transoxiana, India, China, and West Africa (Mali). He highlights the distinctive features of metal coins, paper money, gold dust, salt, and exchange relations, using his travels to Transoxiana, India, China, and West Africa (Mali) as examples. Furthermore, the potential and limitations of the Travels as a source for economic history are assessed.
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