• ISBN13: 9788121235624
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
• Publisher Imprint: Gyan Publishing House
• Publication Date: January 1, 2020
• Pages: 70
• Original Price: INR 240.0
• Language: English
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• Item Weight: 341 grams
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The author reveals that the diary of Ibn Battuta, the famous Arab traveller of the fourteenth century who spent about nine months in Maldives between 1343 and 1344. He became a court advisor, married and divorced several times, shared his abode with concubines and slaves, and tried, unsuccessfully, to make Maldivian women cover their bodies. His account remains one of the most interesting ever written, except perhaps that of Pyrard de Laval. A must read for anyone interested in understanding Maldivian history. It contains the translation of the portion dealing with India, the Maldive Islands, and Ceylon from the second part of the Riḥlat, with an additional essay on the Riḥlat and a biography of the author. It was first published in 1882 as an extra number of the Journal of the Ceylon branch of Royal Asiatic Society.

Albert Gray was born in 1850 and died 1928. He was an author, translator, and editor. He has 33 works in 146 publications in 1 language and 2,504 library holdings to his credit. His range of work is from history, biographies, fiction and pictorial works. He is the author of books such as -- An address on the occasion of the tercentenary of the death of Richard Hakluyt: 23rd November, 1916; The law of false marking: the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887: with notes and an introduction; and The local government act and future reform: a memorandum.