Which of the following is not true about Ibn Battuta?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → He was ordered in 1342 to proceed to Persia as the envoy of Muhammad bin Tughlaq.
Option (1) Wrote Rihla, book of travels, in Arabic. — Correct. Ibn Battuta’s book of travels, the Rihla, was written in Arabic.
Option (2) He was born in Tangier, into an educated family known for its expertise in Islamic religious law or shari’a. — Correct. The Moroccan traveller came from one of the most respectable and educated families of Tangier, known for their expertise in Islamic religious law.
Option (3) He describes that certain varieties of fine muslin were too expensive to be worn by ordinary people. — Correct. He says certain varieties of fine muslin were so expensive that only the nobles and the very rich could wear them.
Option (4) He was ordered in 1342 to proceed to Persia as the envoy of Muhammad bin Tughlaq. — Incorrect. In 1342 the Sultan sent him as his envoy to the Mongol ruler of China, not Persia.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 An early globe-trotter … Ibn Battuta’s book of travels, called Rihla, written in Arabic, provides extremely rich and interesting details about the social and cultural life in the subcontinent in the fourteenth century. This Moroccan traveller was born in Tangier into one of the most respectable and educated families known for their expertise in Islamic religious law or shari‘a.… 2.1 An early globe-trotter … Once the misunderstanding between him and the Sultan was cleared, he was restored to imperial service, and was ordered in 1342 to proceed to China as the Sultan’s envoy to the Mongol ruler.… 5.2 Ibn Battuta and Indian cities … Ibn Battuta informs us that certain varieties of fine muslin were so expensive that they could be worn only by the nobles and the very rich.…” |