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The traditional sailing vessel of the Indian Ocean, used for trade between East Africa, Arabia, India, and Southeast Asia. Ibn Battuta traveled extensively on dhows, and the shipwreck of his dhow off the Indian coast cost him his possessions and nearly his life, redirecting his journey toward the Maldives.
As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Battuta and the scholars of his school.
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