Travels of Ibn Baṭṭūṭa
Beijing (Peking, Ḫān Bāliq)
Title
Celebrations for the death of the ill-favored king
Short description
Celebrations for the death of the ill-favored king in Beijing. The author's account does not correspond to the historical record of the events. Moreover, at the date of the actual king's death (1370), Ibn Baṭṭūṭa had long since returned to Morocco.
Text on source
وبعد أيام من وصولنا إلى حضرته ورد الخبر بذلك، فزينت المدينة وضُرِبَت الطبول والأبواق والأنفار، واستعمل اللعب والطرب مدة شهر [ص. ٤٦٦]
English translation
The news of these events arrived some days after we had reached the capital. The city was decorated, drums [ṭubūl] were beaten, coiled trumpets [abwāq] and straight trumpets [anfār] were played, and amusements and entertainments [ṭarab] were organized for the space of a month.
Folios/Pages
908
Date
1346 circa
Observations on the events description
Here the term ṭarab seems to be more generally referring to entertainment that might have included or not included music. This might be an important indication in the interpretation of other passages.
The dots on the map indicate the places where sound and music events were described. They don't represent travel stages.
Participants
No other participants in this event description.
How to quote
Pintimalli A., "Celebrations for the death of the ill-favored king" (Event description), Echos. Sound Ecosystems in Travelogues. Published 2024 06 13.doi: 10.25430/echos.travels.130
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