What did Ibn Battuta see in Bukhara and Samarkand?

"much of the city, which lacks walls and gates. Inside, there are gardens, and the inhabitants of Samarkand are known for their noble manners and love of strangers. They are better than the people of Bukhara. Outside Samarkand is the grave of Kuthm ibn Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. May God be pleased with him and with al-Abbas and his son, who was martyred when it was conquered. The people of Samarkand, as well as the Tatars, visit his grave every Monday and Friday, offering significant vows and bringing cattle, sheep, durums, and dinars, which are then used for the upkeep of the visitors and the servants of the Blessed Shrine."

"Tirmuzhirin must have fled due to some incident and rode with his followers to capture and imprison him. Buzun reached Samarkand and Bukhara, and people pledged allegiance to him. Yenki then captured Tirmuzhirin, and it is said that when he arrived in Nasaf, outside Samarkand, he was killed there and buried, with his tomb being served by Sheikh Shams al-Din Qardan Bureidah."

"In Bukhara, I visited the grave of the noble scholar Abu Abdullah al-Bukhari, the author of the Sahih collection, The Sheikh of Muslims. May God be pleased with him. This is the grave of Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, who authored numerous books. Additionally, on the graves of the scholars of Bukhara, their names and the titles of their works are inscribed. I had recorded much of this, but it was lost, among other things, when I was robbed by the infidels of India at sea."

"He established justice and arranged the armies in Malik, leaving his minister Qutub al-Zahra there, before returning to Samarkand and Bukhara. Later, the Turks sought to ignite discord against Khalil, accusing his minister of plotting rebellion and claiming he had a better right to rule because of his close lineage to the Prophet, peace be upon him and for his generosity and courage."

"which was the time of severe cold, and much snow fell on the way. Although I have seen the arduous roads and thick snow in Bukhara, Samarkand, Kurasan, and the lands of the Turks, I have not seen a path more difficult than the one leading to Umm Junaybah. We arrived on the eve of Eid al-Adha at Dar al-Tamah, where I spent the day of Eid al-Adha. Then I departed and arrived at the presence of Fez, the residence of our Lord, the commander of the faithful. May God support him."

"including Khawanzada Chiwam-al-Din, the judge of Termas, who arrived with his family. His brothers, Imad-al-Din, Diya-al-Din, and Burhan-al-Din, soon joined him. His brothers included Mubarak Shah, a notable figure from Samarkand, Arnbaga from Bukhara, and Malik Zada, nephew of Khawand, as well as Badr-al-Din al-Fasal, each accompanied by his own cohort and servants."

"pledging his contentment with the offer. This implanted in his mind, and it so happened that Sultan Shamsuddin Lal Mish sent a merchant to purchase mamluks from Samarkand, Bukhara, and Termez. Among the hundred slaves he bought was Balaban. When presented to the sultan, though impressed by the others, he rejected Balaban due to his unappealing appearance."

"of its prince, who prepared two ships with furnishings for us, and sent his men to attend us. We traveled from this city, the last of China, entering the land of Kita, Transoxiana, the most beautifully cultivated region in the world. There was no uncultivated space there. If any remained, its residents or neighbors would be taxed for it. Orchards, villages, and farms lay orderly along both sides of this river from the city of Kanasa to the city of Khanbalakh, a journey of sixty-four days. No Muslims lived there permanently, only travelers, as it was not a place of settlement. It had no large cities, only"