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Quotation from The Travels of Ibn Battuta by Ibn Battuta
“The Turkish women of these parts are very highly respected, particularly the wives of the nobles and kings. These women are religious, and prone to almsgiving and other good works.”
The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Chapter XII (El Majar), trans. Samuel Lee (1829)
On the steppe of the Golden Horde, he records the standing of Turkish women, adding that they go unveiled.
Citation: "The Turkish women of these parts are very highly respected, particularly the wives of the nobles and kings. These women are religious, and prone to almsgiving and other good works." — Ibn Battuta, The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Chapter XII (El Majar), trans. Samuel Lee (1829). (id ibn-battuta-travels-q6)
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