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Who is Princess Bayalun 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 "Princess Bayalun | The Adventures of Ibn Battuta

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Answered by Jill W on 08 Jan 20:28

Princess Bayalun was the Christian wife of the Mongol Ozbeg Khan. She was the daughter of Andronicus III, who was the ruler of Constantinople. Ibn Battuta accompanied Bayalun from Central Asia to Constantinople when she returned home to give birth.

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