Zeila

City · c. 1285 CE · in the Middle East

Capital of Ifat Sultanate (1285–1414), Adal Sultanate (1415–1546), Sultanate of Harar (1547–1577).

Racibórz (c. 1285 CE): Capital of Duchy of Racibórz (1285–1304).
Perpignan (c. 1279 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Majorca (1279–1343).
Palma (c. 1279 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Majorca (1279–1343).
Kernave (c. 1279 CE): Capital of Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1279–1321).
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Belozersk (c. 1294 CE): Capital of Principality of Beloozero (1294–1343).
Soltaniyeh (c. 1294 CE): Capital of Ilkhanate (1294–1335).
Scone (c. 1294 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Scotland (1294–1452).

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Ibn Battuta’s travels: Maghreb, Arabia and East Africa (1325–1332 CE): The Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta left Tangier on the hajj in 1325, visited Egypt, Syria, Mecca and Iraq, then sailed down the East African coast to Kilwa and back via Oman and the Persian Gulf. His Rihla records some 30 years of travel.
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