Question 524

X lived by the motto - 'never, if possible, cover any road a second time'. Fifty years earlier than Marco Polo, X travelled, on horse, camel, foot and boat, through all manner of lands, including West Africa where he visited Timbuktu, Mali and Niger. X's interest was not only confined to geography. He vividly described the prevailing political, economic and social conditions, the position of women and religious matters. X was appointed Qadi (Chief judge) of Delhi, and spent the last twenty-three years of his life as Qadi of Fez. X's main reason to travel was to go on a Hajj, or the Pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca). But his traveling went on for about 29 years and he covered about 75,000 miles visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries.

Just id X.