The Travels of Ibn Jubayr
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The Travels of Ibn Jubayr is a 12th-century travel narrative detailing the Andalusian writer’s pilgrimage and journeys across the Islamic world, offering a rich eyewitness account of medieval Mediterranean and Middle Eastern societies.
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| The Travels of Ibn Jubayr canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Travels of Ibn Jubayr Context triple: [Ibn Jubayr, notableWork, The Travels of Ibn Jubayr]
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The Travels of Marco Polo
The Travels of Marco Polo is a 13th-century travel narrative recounting Venetian explorer Marco Polo’s extensive journeys through Asia, particularly the Mongol Empire and China, and describing the lands, peoples, and customs he encountered.
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Ibn Jubayr
Ibn Jubayr was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim traveler and writer best known for his detailed pilgrimage travelogue that offers a vivid account of the medieval Islamic world.
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Baudolino
Baudolino is a historical novel by Umberto Eco that blends medieval adventure, philosophical reflection, and playful metafiction through the tall tales of its unreliable narrator.
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D.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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E.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Ilia Chavchavadze, reflecting his observations and ideas through travel writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Travels of Ibn Jubayr Target entity description: The Travels of Ibn Jubayr is a 12th-century travel narrative detailing the Andalusian writer’s pilgrimage and journeys across the Islamic world, offering a rich eyewitness account of medieval Mediterranean and Middle Eastern societies.
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A.
The Travels of Marco Polo
The Travels of Marco Polo is a 13th-century travel narrative recounting Venetian explorer Marco Polo’s extensive journeys through Asia, particularly the Mongol Empire and China, and describing the lands, peoples, and customs he encountered.
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B.
Ibn Jubayr
Ibn Jubayr was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim traveler and writer best known for his detailed pilgrimage travelogue that offers a vivid account of the medieval Islamic world.
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C.
Baudolino
Baudolino is a historical novel by Umberto Eco that blends medieval adventure, philosophical reflection, and playful metafiction through the tall tales of its unreliable narrator.
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D.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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E.
Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Ilia Chavchavadze, reflecting his observations and ideas through travel writings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic prose work
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medieval Arabic text ⓘ travel literature ⓘ travel narrative ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | late 12th century ⓘ |
| author | Ibn Jubayr ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Al-Andalus ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| describesEvent | Hajj ⓘ |
| describesPlace |
Alexandria
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Baghdad ⓘ Cairo ⓘ Damascus ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Mecca ⓘ Medina ⓘ Sicily ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
pilgrimage narrative
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rīḥla ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
primary source for 12th-century Mediterranean history
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primary source for Ayyubid and late Fatimid periods ⓘ |
| influenced | later Arabic travel writers ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Andalusian Arabic literature
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Islamic travel literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic world in the 12th century
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Mediterranean societies ⓘ Middle Eastern societies ⓘ pilgrimage to Mecca ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comparisons between Muslim and Christian rule
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detailed geographical descriptions ⓘ insights into interfaith relations ⓘ vivid description of cities and landscapes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| provides |
descriptions of maritime travel in the Mediterranean
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descriptions of religious practices ⓘ descriptions of urban life ⓘ eyewitness account of medieval Islamic world ⓘ observations on politics and administration ⓘ |
| setting |
Mediterranean Sea
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Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
modern historians of the medieval Mediterranean
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scholars of Islamic pilgrimage ⓘ |
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Subject: The Travels of Ibn Jubayr Description of subject: The Travels of Ibn Jubayr is a 12th-century travel narrative detailing the Andalusian writer’s pilgrimage and journeys across the Islamic world, offering a rich eyewitness account of medieval Mediterranean and Middle Eastern societies.
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