The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta became chief judge of the Maldives.

1343

In the 1340s the island rulers made him qadi; he tried to impose strict laws and soon moved on.

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• Travels of Ibn Battuta1325–1354 · Tangier. The Moroccan Ibn Battuta left his native Tangier on pilgrimage and spent nearly 30 years travelling. He journeyed from Mali and East Africa to India and China, covering an estimated 120,000 kilometres.

14th century

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