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He has about thirty warships, whose commander is a Muslim named Lūlā; he was a villain who committed piracy at sea and robbed merchants. When we anchored at Fākanūr, its sultan sent his son to us, who stayed on the ship as a sort of hostage, and we went ashore to him. He entertained us for three days with the finest hospitality, out of respect for the Sultan of Hind, in fulfilment of what was due to him, and in hope of the profit he might gain from trade with the people of our ships. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [13.68.3](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.13.68.3) ومن عادتهم هنالك أن كل مركب يمر ببلد فلا بد من إرسائه بها وإعطائه هدية لصاحب البلد يسمونها حق البندر، ومن لم يفعل ذلك خرجوا في اتباعه بمراكبهم وأدخلوه المرسى قهرا وضاعفوا عليه المغرم، ومنعوه عن السفر ما شاءوا. > It is their custom there that every ship passing a town must anchor there and give the ruler of the town a present, which they call the ḥaqq al-bandar (harbour due). Whoever does not do so, they go out after him in their ships, bring him into the harbour by force, double the impost on him, and prevent him from sailing for as long as they please. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [13.68.4](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.13.68.4) وسافرنا منها فوصلنا بعد ثلاثة أيام إلى مدينة منجرور ، وضبط اسمها بفتح الميم وسكون النون وفتح الجيم وضم الراء، وواو وراء ثانية، مدينة كبيرة على خور يسمى خور الذنب، بضم الدال المهمل وسكون النون وباء موحدة، وهو أكبر خور (100) ببلاد المليبار وبهذه المدينة ينزل معظم تجار فارس واليمن، والفلفل والزنجبيل بها كثير جدا. > We sailed from there and after three days reached the city of Manjarūr — its name is spelled with a over the m, n without vowel, a over the j, u on the r, then w and a second r — a large city on an estuary called the estuary of al-Dunb — with u on the undotted d, n without vowel, and the single-dotted b — which is the largest estuary (100) in the land of al-Malībār. Most of the merchants of Fārs and Yemen stay in this city, and pepper and ginger are very plentiful there. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > We next arrived at the city of Manjarun, which is situated upon a large estuary of the sea, called the “ estuary of the wolf,” and which is the greatest estuary in the country of Malabar. In this place are some of the greatest merchants of Persia and Yemen. Ginger and black pepper are here in great abundance. The king of this place is the greatest of the kings of Malabar, and in it are about four thousand Mohammedan merchants. The king made us land, and sent us a present. We next came to the town of Hili, which is large and situated upon an estuary of the sea. As far as this place come the ships of China, but they do not go beyond it ; nor do they enter any harbour, except that of this place, of Kalikut, and of Kawlam. The city of Hili is much revered both by the Mohammedans and infidels, on account of a mosque, the source of light and of blessings, which is found in it. To this seafaring persons make and pay their vows, whence its treasury is derived, which is placed under the control of the principal Moslem. The mosque maintains a preacher, and has within it several students, as well as readers of the Koran, and persons who teach writing. We next arrived at the city of Jurkannan, the king of which is one of the greatest on these coasts. We next came to Dadkannan, which is a large city abounding with gardens, and situated upon a mouth of the sea. In this are found the betel leaf and nut, the cocoa-nut and colocassia. Without the city is a large pond for retaining water; > — Samuel Lee 1829, The Travels of Ibn Batūta ## Translations (2) - [The Travels of Ibn Batūta](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta~en-lee.18.2) — Samuel Lee 1829, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta~en-mt.13.68.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.13.68](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.rihla.ibn-battuta.13.68) · Pramāṇa