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Rituals Through Battuta's Travels

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Through Battuta’s travels he learned and was shown many rituals of introduction and witnessed many ceremonies. One ceremony that was carried out, was one of Genghis Khan’s descendants he “watched the daily ceremony of this great Mongol King… noting their “handsome robes””. (Gordon, 107). When the Sultan held feast days Battuta went in depth when he described the poets and their costumes. He also described how they give their poems as “They stand up in ridiculous makeup and recite their poems” Battuta stayed in many different countries and therefore learned many different customs, but he also realized many similarities. Battuta was often in the company of kings and nobles, because of this he received many gifts off honor. He noticed “courtly

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