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Who is Grand Vizier Jamal al-Din from The Adventures of Ibn Battuta, a Muslim Traveler of the Fourteenth Century and what is their importance? The_Adventures_of_Ibn_Battuta English & Literature "Grand Vizier Jamal al-Din | The Adventures of Ibn Battuta

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The husband of Queen Khadija, Sultana of the Maldive Islands, and the de facto ruler of the sultanate. Ibn Battuta serves as a judge to the Maldive court, marries into the royal family, and rises to some prominence before a falling out with Jamal al-Din causes him to leave for Ceylon.