20 Questions Game 311

[FlaviusAetius]

Was this person a monarch?

No.

OOF should have waited for this answer, probs some kind of general actually thats my question;
Was this person a general?

[Spartaculous]

13 questions in:

Born in Africa (not on an island) north of the Equator between 1200 AD and 1399 AD (inclusive).

Male.

Not a monarch.

Not associated with the Mali empire.

[FlaviusAetius]

scratch this, we already asked about continental europe

So the answer ended up being "no", but why should I have scratched this? Lots of places are in Europe but not continental Europe, including Great Britain and Ireland.

Yeah, that was kind of the point of my original question. I was next going to ask about the British Isles but other people beat me to asking questions.

idk i felt like ther ewas a better way to ask a more general question

[DreamTrawler]

Was this person a monarch?

No.

OOF should have waited for this answer, probs some kind of general actually thats my question;
Was this person a general?

No.

[Spartaculous]

Was this person a scientist, mathematician, or explorer, or is this person specifically famous for contributions to Islam?

[Hominidae]

Born in an area that is currently part of the Arab League?

[Hominidae]

If yes to both of those questions: Ibn Battuta

[DreamTrawler]

Was this person a scientist, mathematician, or explorer, or is this person specifically famous for contributions to Islam?

Yes.

[DreamTrawler]

If yes to both of those questions: Ibn Battuta

Yes and yes! Ibn Battuta is correct. Born in Tangier (Morocco), but purportedly visited places as far as Kilwa (Tanzania), Astrakhan (Russia), Java (Indonesia), and Beijing (China).

from wiki: "Ibn Battuta travelled more than any other explorer in pre-modern history, totaling around 117,000 km (73,000 mi), surpassing Zheng He with about 50,000 km (31,000 mi) and Marco Polo with 24,000 km (15,000 mi)."

[Spartaculous]

Very impressive (for both the travels and the guess).

[DreamTrawler]

Very impressive (for both the travels and the guess).

I was debating between picking Mansa Musa and ibn Battuta and decided to go for the less well known one, but that was a good guess as well.

[Spartaculous]

Very impressive (for both the travels and the guess).

I was debating between picking Mansa Musa and ibn Battuta and decided to go for the less well known one, but that was a good guess as well.

Mansa Musa was on my list of potential picks for quite some time. I am glad you made a pick from that region and time period.

[Hominidae]

Excellent pick!

Next thread will be up soon, or in a few hours, depending on whether I can manage to post it on my phone.