Ibn Battuta - Mongols and Mystics - Extra History - Part 2

📜 Ibn Battuta: Mongols and Mystics - Ibn Battuta had finished the hajj but decided that since he was already in the area... why not take a small trip to India? And since he was going to India, he might as well make some side trips along the way! We recount Battuta's travels along the east coast of Africa, the Mongol conquered lands off the Arabian peninsula and some of the stranger sights that he wrote about in his book!
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[@zhaohuideng8836]

Ibn Battuta was just playing open world RPG: Just one more side mission.

[@robberyproductions1363]

You mean the Greatest Procrastinator?

[@te0nani]

He downloaded all the DLCs.

[@ivanrabbath3864]

How did you comment 23 hours ago?

[@anoninunen]

"A Q_U_E_S_T!" - tigtone kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2GpoJ2wjtyWfMk

[@DragoniteSpam]

"I think I'm finally done here. Time to finally start heading out to Ind- hey, it's time to do the Hajj again? MECCA AWAITS!"

[@DragoniteSpam]

"I'm not wandering around Skyrim aimlessly. I'm just doing an Ibn Battuta build!"

[@theoneandonlydetraebean8286]

You want to speck into Race: Redguard Skill Focuses: Speech Armor: Redguard outfit Alliance: Imperial Goal: Side Quest Completionist

[@LordBloodySoul]

I think I resonate a lot with that guy. Every time I play an Open world game, I always wander off and do some other stuff before aiming for my main objective, only to get Side tracked again. Now I finally know, that I play the Ibn Battuta way of gaming B)

[@JCDFlex]

@Devilman_ I used to be an adventurer like you then i took an arrow to the knee

[@robertwalpole360]

I'm Jarl Walpole and I'd be Ballin'!

[@kaiser_Haux]

Are used to be a wonderer like you, than I took a snake and ate it..... Oh and arrow to the knee....

[@profharveyherrera]

Marco Polo: I've traveled the world! Ibn Batura: Hold my .... Non alcoholic beverage

[@zainabnashiq7376]

Harvey Herrera more like Ibn batuta: hold my sharbat (Sharbat is a beverage drunk on special occasions usually containing rose and other flowers tastes)

[@harisjutt69]

@@zainabnashiq7376 more like jaam

[@anti-nonsensecomments7512]

More like hold my Zamzam

[@harisjutt69]

@@anti-nonsensecomments7512 lol

[@mohamedalhalabi5009]

Ibn batota 174,000 km / Macro polo 63,000 km 😂😂😂😂

[@darkraven5106]

Her: Come over Battuta: Can’t, I going to India. Her: I have a Side Trip. Battuta: I’m on my way.

[@sovietmarshmallow1283]

I think you may have spelt the second ‘battuta’ wrong.

[@darkraven5106]

Soviet Marshmallow12 thx

[@neko__lover]

Bin battuta means son of battuta in Arabic

[@awesomename2544]

But before that he takes another side trip

[@cevynotter9555]

Netflix & Side Trip

[@jonyprepperisrael60]

when you procrastinate so much you see the entire world

[@darrylrakha4175]

I mean it's worth it at least

[@thirteen__]

I too would like to observe attractive women from strange lands.

[@pabloparedesdiaz9591]

Yeah I hate that man

[@GhostBear3067]

When you are more into the side quests than the main campaign.

[@ricardozk]

Lol

[@jimslickens2325]

It's really very interesting to see how religions and cultures syncretised throughout the Islamic world through the eyes of a Muslim scholar.

[@youngbloodbanana3376]

We can pull the inner florida man at times

[@Nukepositive]

Wished we heard a little something about his trip to Ethiopia, though.

[@jawadaryaz7154]

Morocco great country country 🇲🇦

[@abthedragon4921]

Man, sometimes I'm jealous of Ibn Battuta. What I wouldn't give to see the Swahili City States at the height of their power. Witnessing commerce and exquisite architecture before their collapse.

[@jujujihadist1248]

Heard the sultan of Kilwa gave him gold there again. No wonder he was expecting the Malians to be more generous.

[@mixtapemania6769]

I would've loved to see Mali

[@abthedragon4921]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn I know, it's just that as a history enthusiast; I look at ruins of once great cities and monuments and wish I could see them in their prime and explore what they would have been like.

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn Yeah but commerce today is boring, it's an industrialized thing with virtual money and countless gigantic ships carrying big boxes. In the past, commerce was an adventure where you would carry valuable items, rare silks, smelling spices, that kind of stuff. Well, slaves too, because nothing is perfect ^^'

[@IkeOkerekeNews]

@@ArawnOfAnnwn Boring!

[@feynstein1004]

Ibn Battuta traveling the world in the middle ages and I can't even visit another country in the 21st century. WTF 😂

[@zebimicio5204]

@SilentwarH and also back then there's no such thing as immigration checkpoints for foreign non government personel. so you pretty much just go there without any identification and no one would give a shit lmao

[@krewa578]

SilentwarH still simple you say? Lol You must read again another how f@cked is middle age

[@ercan1001]

@@krewa578 islamic world was safer than anywhere else back then. Except maybe china.

[@krewa578]

ercan1001 do you watch video properly? There's bunch of bandits even in world Islam, you must prepare your own food water etc

[@muazthunder]

@@krewa578 not as bad europe

[@emeraldthepro12nothanksyou85]

Petition to rename this episode:Ibn Battuta: Another Side Trip

[@sovietmarshmallow1283]

Petition signed.

[@wikiuser92]

Agreed.

[@FeyTheBin]

Signed

[@nijarmahruz6421]

Signed

[@azamanwar7432]

Signed

[@jonathanfaber3291]

Ever think that your way of executing criminals is much too lame? Has this medieval Anatolian urban startup got the solution for you!

[@sovietmarshmallow1283]

How much does it cost! I have just the place for a new execution machine as my old ones just don’t seem as fun anymore.

[@mirzaahmed6589]

It does seem more humane than electric chairs or drug cocktails.

[@frick_____you]

Not gonna lie. If I was gonna be executed; it'd how I'd want to go.

[@AkiNoTsuki]

Solve your prisoner problem with this Anatolian ruler's simple method! Jailers hate him!

[@smugfrog1041]

This execution should be called skydie

[@SnowElf_96]

Imagine they made an Open World RPG about this. Oh man they really need more historical based RPGs.

[@roguishpaladin]

I believe the scope of the game would be a bit too much to implement.

[@Oxtocoatl13]

It's like Assassin's Creed but there's no fast travel and you only get points for getting married and being judgy of local customs

[@agunglaksono3590]

Nice idea to teach history via rpg

[@agape_99]

This

[@goldgen7352]

💯 agree

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Just imagine ibn Battuta as the Hangover movie. Not because of wine, but because of his drunkenness in curiousity.

[@kevinclass2010]

Like the time you got lost in Egypt and left your army behind?

[@instantinople3796]

You again short emperor

[@asomebody3448]

@@kevinclass2010 lmfao

[@defencebangladesh4068]

@@kevinclass2010 lmao

[@Ganurath]

"Might as well have some fun along the way." What I Heard: "Marry and divorce more wives. Because Ibn Battuta."

[@pipo8561]

Ganurath When he said “and make sure not to take the same path”. I heard “ to avoid the wrath of the divorced wives”

[@FreeOfFantasy]

@@pipo8561 Or don't visit kings you already got gifts from again.

[@boygenius538_8]

The reason he did that was because pre marital sex is strictly forbidden, so if you wanted to get dirty, short term marriage was seen as a perfectly normal thing, especially for a perpetual traveller like inn batuta.

[@abcdef27669]

But first, a side trip.

[@ntluck1592]

I believe its the main reason he finds work and gets rich. To afford his wives Dowary. In Islam it's the husband who pays the wife the dowary and it has to be negotiated and agreed on by the wife or there's no marriage. When he divorces them, they keep the dowary as well as any other extra things he couldn't carry on his next trip. A win-win situation imo

[@brandonvistan7444]

I remember learning about him in school. He seems to be one of the world's finest procrastinators.

[@onelove9791]

He was what marco polo is portrayed to be

[@LeJinlong428]

Honest to goodness bless Ahmad Ziad Turk, Joseph Blaim and Dominic Valenciana I see these names in every single goddamn EH video and I have never felt so grateful to see these three names.

[@abcdef27669]

The Holy Trinity of Extra History.

[@festethephule7553]

All three of them are also patrons for History Matters. Interesting...

[@myakun830]

May their lives always be blessed!

[@cometmoon4485]

They each have really epic names. They sound like Civ leaders or something.

[@asmasm9736]

@Nehemia Nicholas the turk family is actually Arab from the gulf

[@lalmuansangakhawlhring677]

I am a Christian and I am a fan of Ibn Batuta. How I wish I get a chance to thank him for all his work

[@Achillez098]

Most Skyrim players: "I need to get to High Hrothgar!" (proceeds to do 100 side quests) Ibn Battuta: "Psht, amateurs...:

[@WelcomeToLaMatanza]

Hey, i still didn't complete the main quest, my level 80 character isn't powerful enough.

[@7HatimF16]

I remember that mountain! And I remember there being an asshole troll who one shots your ass and just won’t die😩 and the Notch pickaxe at the very top of the mountain

[@RePhantomz]

time to go to high hrothgar..... Me after following random NPC: hey Cyridil is just beyond that mountains range i wonder if imperial blade base still there......... Me: time to climb the mountain by jump

[@JohnnyElRed]

I propose that we changes the Erasmus program name, for the Battuta program. Because he seems much more fitting with the spirit of the matter.

[@petrogradadministration2310]

Wait, 22 hours?

[@iuriepripa3171]

@@petrogradadministration2310 Patreons get access to it early

[@rolfs2165]

@@petrogradadministration2310 Patreon supporters get early access to new episodes.

[@marinarosario8855]

The Erasmus mundus, yes. The Erasmus in Europe is well named.

[@engrvarsi3774]

Woww

[@napolien1310]

Me imagining Ibn Battuta talking to himself. "Now it's time for India" "Visit Africa it's just around the corner" "No I have to go to India to find a job in a court and get rich" "Come on the ship is ready you know you want to try that place" "Hmm ok just for a month and I'm going to india" "Sure we will see about that * Smirk * "

[@jamesphillips531]

Get you that special someone who loves you the same way Ibn Battuta loves his side trips

[@instantregret7858]

Side chicks? Nah man I’m all about that SIDE TRIPS

[@themore-you-know]

Skyrim: Muslim edition.

[@cometmoon4485]

Have you seen those warriors from Hammerfell? They've got curved swords. CURVED. SWORDS.

[@quirk6272]

@@cometmoon4485 Have you seen those warriors from Mecca? They eat snake heads. SNAKE. HEADS.

[@fluttee]

@@quirk6272 they are not from Mecca they are from elkhanate in Iraq

[@quirk6272]

@@fluttee Ah,I mixed them up a bit sorry about that

[@7HatimF16]

I believe there is a Arabian looking race in that game I believe they’re called red-something

[@JohnDCrafton]

"But first, a side trip!" What, is this guy an RPG protagonist?

[@Mohammadkwt]

brother got nothing to lose I guess.

[@garabic8688]

If I had a penny for every time ibn battuta went on a side trip... I’d be as rich as mansa musa

[@swift4311]

Mansa Mousa send ships to America

[@mainwedontlikegays848]

@@swift4311 true

[@DatuAlihIskandar]

Lol

[@ravidroseman]

Ibn: Alright lets go to India to get a Job! Also Ibn: SIDE TRIPS!!! ROAD TRIPS!!! THE SCENIC ROUTE!!!

[@muhammadnaqvi7608]

You know ibn just means son right

[@ravidroseman]

@@muhammadnaqvi7608 I know I just didnt want to put Battuta in the whole thing

[@zigzag4273]

Moral of the story. Always take the side quests, fill your inventory and upgrade your skills before the boss fight.

[@goldgen7352]

😂👍

[@whowhowhowhocomeon]

He was trying to 100% the game bro

[@malikfaisal416]

Unlocking every achievement

[@afrozen10-02]

All I can say is, one does not simply travel to India without getting sidetracked.

[@erilobar9402]

Ibn Battuta: Wow, these anatolians are so nice! Anatolians with a catapult: *YEET*

[@dorkfish1275]

Next on EH: "It's time for ibn battuta part 3, but first, a side episode"

[@safe-keeper1042]

These are my favourite episodes, where the creators can go all out on the jokes and visual puns. The more serious ones are great, too, don't get me wrong, but these are definitely the most entertaining.

[@aleynamutlu4206]

2:31 why the turks are drawn as ailens ? Tell me if you are going to say the truth.

[@halo_morality9994]

"Omg lets go to india" "Ikr its tots prettyyy." "I cant wait! But first, *LEMME TAKE A SIDE TRIP*

[@bfnv9972]

Upvote

[@thenewfireguy5658]

Ibn Battuta, this man would do all the side quests of skyrim and then do the civil war. then play KC:d, do the sidequests and finally get to Runt. then go back to skyrim and redo all the sidequests. then finally finish the prophesy of the Dragonborn

[@alidz2588]

That's what I did lol

[@thomaskirkness-little5809]

He never saw a second dragon.

[@nicholascallahan142]

I think about this daily

[@firebirdchild975]

Dude we can not let this man find out how to install moded quests

[@thenewfireguy5658]

@@firebirdchild975 oh god. quickly, hide it all in Rome. He will never go there

[@brookerickettson4950]

“But first, a side trip!” Should be on a T-shirt!😆❤️❤️❤️

[@Russo-Delenda-Est]

That third haj reveal is fantastic, I laughed so hard. 6:10

[@inter3684]

that was hilarious, I really believe now he'll go to India, what a sharp maneuvre

[@demeterruinedmylife3199]

I laughed at Ibn Battuta for like several seconds, before remembering that I once spent a month screwing around in GTA5 before doing the next storyline mission.

[@stalin1909]

I admired this man so much .last year i went to pay my respect at his tomb in Tangier , Morocco .

[@kainaluhikalea4641]

ME:IM GOING TO INDIA ALSO ME: ohhh something shiny

[@sarasamaletdin4574]

Battuda’s attempts of going to India are kind of meta of Extra Credits attempts to do series about India but the Patrons being distracted by other series instead.

[@pinheadlarry1977]

Nobody: Me getting carried away with side missions in red dead redemption 2

[@Carewolf]

SQUIRREL!

[@gamebawesome]

Ibn Battuta does more side-quests than the main quest like he’s a Fallout 4 player

[@archmeasterjackimer6217]

How can you not love this guy. One day I hope to go on lots of trips to historic sites and places. There's going to be a lot of SIDE TRIPS!!!

[@NajwaLaylah]

The Story of Ibn Battuta is what happens... when you dally on the way to Delhi.

[@Redhamer759]

I can't die! I still need to see a Netflix original series of Ibn Battuta's life.

[@ieuana5816]

Ibn Battuta is the embodiment of risky curiosity. Curiosity never killed the Ibn.

[@MediaRepositoryHF]

I was gonna type a comment talking about how much I appreciate this series.... BUT FIRST, A SIDE TRIP!

[@AAmed1980]

The world today, with mass communication and easy travel, is so much less interesting and uniform then in the olden days. Back then societies were truly unique and genuinely diverse,. each with their own dress, food, architecture etc. Today we're all essentially the same, wearing the same clothes, eating the same McDonalds, same cookie cutter utilitarian style architecture. Nothing to write home about.

[@Momo_8878]

Hahah I can agree that we aren’t as diverse as before but each culture and country is still unique there will be things that shock u. Travel the world and see for yourself. There is much to see

[@pop5678eye]

In the meantime in Christian Europe people were tied up and thrown into water to test whether they were a 'witch...' You know, much more civilized and enlightened...

[@TheJboy88]

So many side-trips. I can hear a certain old uncle constantly going "one more thing" throughout this video XD

[@MuhammadAbdullah-jk9ps]

is it me or everyone just laughing through the whole video and when he says SIDE TRIP i just die 😂

[@1stPCFerret]

"But first, a SIDE TRIP!" _I LOVE this guy!!_

[@savageantelope3306]

My man really did the Haj 3 times, that’s worth an achievement

[@Toonrick12]

4 times.

[@battleverdun1914]

The stories of travelers are so intriguing as you don’t know what could be true and what is exaggerated

[@muazthunder]

There are no exxegeration in ibn battuta story.

[@Game_Hero]

@@muazthunder You were there back then to confirm? How did you meet Ibn Battuta?

[@muazthunder]

@@Game_Hero ofc everything is fake in this world.Only ur life is real

[@TheSpiritombsableye]

This series has brought you back to what's successful about this channel.

[@elementeighty1987]

When I was kid I found Ibn Battuta's stories in magazine are very interesting, I wished to be like him traveling the world and getting to listen to people, I would just listen and learn about others cultures, seeing how different people see the world from their own eyes I think this is like living a 100 years.

[@thedyslexicdemon9307]

This guy is amazing, imagine seeing the Arabic world at that time! I love travel nowadays, but if I had one wish it would be to be able to travel through time as well as through space.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Yeah, it would be awesome... just had a gadget of auto-teleportation out of trouble, just in case :p

[@NicoBabyman1]

IbBa's Bizarre Adventure: Mongol Tendency

[@YataTheFifteenth]

Side-quest Mujaheed

[@salimr4718]

I'm a Muslim. I have only heard the name of Ibn Battuta, and that he was an explorer. I will read more about him, inshaAllah, if only to verify whether this light-hearted depiction accurately portrays him. Anyway, this video was very fun to watch.

[@Sid0404]

Same, I got his book from amazon so I could learn more about him.

[@AbdAllah_54564]

Assalamualaikum brother, so did you get something new? I had the same question, as to whether this is fairly accurate or not?

[@princeamori]

Ibn Battuta was clearly blessed and under the patronage of Saint Side Quest, who did not fail him. Great video as always!

[@helloactualhuman5864]

Islam arrived in greater Bangla 620 AC. Just after 50 years of Islam. Ibn Batuta also visited this area. wow

[@redacted7230]

Ibn Buttuta: Ok I think I’ll leave Buttuta: wait there’s a city nearby? Also Buttuta: SIDE TRIP!!!!!!

[@aaronaaron5013]

Old muslim savants were Rpg's characters.. loool may allah reward them and have mercy for their souls

[@Hawkatana]

4:59 "Let's be the Swahili on the Swahili coast!" Said the Swahili on the Swahili coast.

[@dr.zoidberg8666]

fun fact: "Swahili" literally means "people of the coast". So what you said literally translates to "Let's be the people of the coast on the people of the coast coast."

[@StellanQuin]

I swear if he keeps doing side missions he'll become more op than the Emperor of Delhi.

[@death6777]

Ibn Battuta: Yeah I'm going across the street to see my neighbor but first a...... SIDE TRIP 40 MILES SOUTH!

[@fantasy104-3]

Ive been watching u guys for so long now and this one could be one of my favs

[@nicolasgarnes2512]

Side Quest: *exists* Ibn Battuta: Yes

[@obadakhalid713]

Ibn battuta represents me trying to study just replace a side trip with a single video

[@ramishtariq5368]

If KZbin excisted back then he would make great traveling vlogs

[@lavender3098]

bad ass

[@lavender3098]

🤣

[@o6301]

There are many moroccans (women and men)like him who do make great traveling vlogs with millions of views!

[@aneesahussein1522]

He is already on youtube plus his big ass book. He recorded everything.

[@bigbaron9886]

im gonna watch the next video, but first, a side trip

[@calvinscarvings.66]

Lol

[@jjh7611]

This dude is gunna destroy the finally boss with all those side quest exp

[@chaosua1047]

people that go for every 100% in video games be like

[@Profligateslayer]

Ibn Battuta’s life was like if you played eu4 and every province around you was terra incognita.

[@alinafisi4093]

These episodes are one of your best. Thanks

[@lynn4062]

So great, that you are doing a whole bit on the man himself. I have waited for this since the mali videos. Thank you.

[@Neukku]

Ibn Battuta, the first Skyrim playr. "But first, a side quest!"

[@MariaVosa]

Chibi-Battuta and his donkey is the new baby Yoda. So adorable!

[@thales6790]

Ahhhhh!!! Can't wait for the next video!

[@rickv9180]

This makes me want to travel the world in various forms of transportation

[@user-sl5tf9jk6k]

I like how he go back to Mecca to recharge even though its out of his way and from a Muslim perspective I understand why he does that very well. thanks for the amazing video

[@mohamedameri360]

Fun fact: Battuta in modern Arabic is actually a bit of a funny word, derived from "duckling", Ibn battuta roughly translates to "son of a little duckling".

[@robintoonen8515]

"LOVE IT" no for real it is sad that your eppisodes are so short cuz this is amazing

[@deniseeulert5220]

Can't wait for the next part.

[@TheDakkaman]

Ibn Battuta: World Record Holder for Accomplishments in ADHD

[@baconninja4481]

And the end, Ibrahim Battuta was on his way home, and was happy to see his homeland. But first, a side trip!

[@ahmadsamman3992]

Other amazing video guys!!!!! Much love!!!😍😍😍😍😍

[@AhJong0]

The animation on these is on point ,so much character.

[@sumitshresth]

Journey to the east on extra mythology and travels to West on extra history, Extra Credits is on a travel mode especially on a pandemic season

[@jujujihadist1248]

Don't you mean journey to the West on extra mythology and travels to the east on extra history

[@sumitshresth]

@@jujujihadist1248 thanks for the correction. corrected it

[@vicenzostella1390]

This man was living the life! Living like a character from an open world RPG? Sign me up!!

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

I think I’m playing Skyrim wrong...

[@bradleyogilvie8869]

I can’t wait to watch this new video. But first, a side trip!

[@Jon_the_Wizard]

All these dalliances and side trips, and I'm just sitting here asking, "when are we gonna get to the fireworks factory?"

[@edwardelric717]

Wheel of time reference?

[@Jon_the_Wizard]

@@edwardelric717 Simpsons, actually.

[@zakariaalami1491]

The side trip legend 😂

[@sscxcc8053]

A little clarification , Ibn battuta was actually Moroccan which is north african , so when evoking his trips to ethiopia it should’ve been noted that they were black subsaharan families not "African" families , its a big diverse continent not a country or race

[@celeen7476]

I couldnt agree more

[@brookhouse3041]

I was going to try and combat your sickness but then it's probably best to let life dispel you of your superiority complex.

[@thebest3921]

Incredible research and understanding !

[@Dennis_Ryan_Lynch]

Me: okay, I should probably get back to my project I’m working on My brain: B U T F I R S T !

[@modelaaa6462]

My God man, put the Side Quests on hold for one. Single. MINUTE!! 🤣

[@blackunicorn9694]

Good job man. It is amazing

[@starstruck8814]

You always gotta love those side trips!!

[@arshadbagwan3039]

Drew Binsky: I have travelled all around world. IBN Battuta : Hold my side Trip!

[@mister_r447]

When you decide to do all the side quest before the main quest.

[@PoseidonXIII]

Love the intersections of cultural history on display in the 14th century.

[@matthewmann8969]

The writings pretty spot on for the times the observations and outlooks