Muslim Navigators

بحارة الإسلام

A trail through the seafarers.

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Southeast Asia
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Walk this pathway

4steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Piri Reis

    البحار العثماني: خريطة العالم 1513 في توب قابي.

    Piri Reis, Ahmad ibn Muhyi al-Din · Istanbul

  2. Zheng He

    أميرال الكنوز: سبع رحلات من الصين إلى جدة.

    Zheng He · Xi'an

  3. Indian Ocean pilots

    بين عدن وزنجبار وملقا: علم المسافات والقمار.

    Aden · Malacca · Zanzibar

  4. Sea trade

    التوابل والخزف والذهب: اقتصاد المحيط.

    Muscat · Java

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Overview

A path through the seas: Piri Reis draws the world, Zheng He leads the treasure fleets, and the sailors of the Indian Ocean between Aden and Malacca.

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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim Navigators”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-navigators/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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