What position did Ibn Battuta hold at the court of Muhammad ibn Tughluq?

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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.

Ibn Battuta was appointed as the grand qadi of Delhi by Sultan Muhammad ibn Tughluq. He held this position, which served as a sinecure, for several years before eventually falling into disgrace with the sultan. Later, after regaining the sultan's favor, he was appointed to serve as an envoy to the Chinese emperor in 1342.1