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Quotation from The Travels of Ibn Battuta by Ibn Battuta
“The horse courier, which is part of the Sultan’s cavalry, is stationed at the distance of every four miles.”
The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Chapter XIV (Sind), trans. Samuel Lee (1829)
Ibn Battuta explains the relay posts that carry news of every traveller to the sultan of Delhi.
Citation: "The horse courier, which is part of the Sultan’s cavalry, is stationed at the distance of every four miles." — Ibn Battuta, The Travels of Ibn Battuta, Chapter XIV (Sind), trans. Samuel Lee (1829). (id ibn-battuta-travels-q8)
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