75,000 Miles on Foot: The Greatest Traveler You’ve Never Heard Of | The Story of Ibn Battuta

He was 21 years old. He left home on a pilgrimage and kept walking for the next 29 years. Ibn Battuta crossed deserts, survived shipwrecks, and stood before the greatest rulers of the medieval world. He walked further than any human being in recorded history. This is his story, told slowly, for the end of a long day. Settle in. Pull your covers a little closer. Tonight, we follow the most remarkable journey ever made. In this episode of History for Sleep, we trace the extraordinary life of Ibn Battuta the 14th-century Moroccan explorer whose Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca became a 29-year odyssey spanning the Islamic world, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, India, China, and beyond. A calm, immersive bedtime history story narrated for sleep. History for Sleep brings you real, fascinating historical lives gently told for the end of the day. Subscribe so the next story finds you just as easily.If there is a corner of history you have always wanted to explore, leave it in the comments. #historyforsleep HistoryForSleep #IbnBattuta #BedtimeStories #IslamicHistory #HistoryDocumentary