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How did Ibn Battuta reach the territory of the Golden Horde?

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Engraving of Ibn Battuta in Egypt, standing on a decorated stone block with another man, overlooking ancient Egyptian columns and palm trees in the background. — Ibn Battuta Ibn Baṭṭūṭah (right) with an Egyptian man in Egypt.

To reach the territory of the Golden Horde, Ibn Battuta traveled through Anatolia after deciding to seek his fortune at the court of the sultan of Delhi.

From Anatolia, he crossed the Black Sea to reach the Crimean Peninsula. He then continued his journey through the northern Caucasus until he arrived at Saray, the capital city located on the lower Volga River, where he was received by the khan of the Golden Horde, Öz Beg.1