Season 6 Episode 12: Ibn Battuta’s Kilwa Vacation

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The great traveler Ibn Battuta arrives in Kilwa, and paints a tale of a country at the peak of its power, wealth, and prestige...but with a potentially bleaker future awaiting.

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