Who wrote the book of travels called Rihla ?

The book of travels titled Rihla (Arabic for "The Journey") was written by Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler who arrived in India in the 14^th century. He visited India during the reign of Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq, who appointed him as a Qazi (judge) in Delhi.

• Al-Biruni wrote the famous Kitab-ul-Hind, providing a detailed account of Indian philosophy, science, and religion in the 11^th century.
• Abdur Razzaq was a Persian scholar who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Deva Raya II and wrote Matla-us-Sadain wa Majma-ul-Bahrain.
• Shaikh Ali Hazin was an 18^th-century Iranian poet and scholar who traveled to India during the later Mughal period.

Ibn Battuta's Rihla is a primary source for understanding the social, economic, and political conditions of the medieval Islamic world and the Indian subcontinent.