People realize their key in life
Abu Abdullah Muhammad, also known as Ibn Battuta was a Muslim scholar and traveler of Moroccan origin who undertook a series of travels and excursions during his life which are now a days called <em>the Rihla</em> (The Travels). Unlike the influence the travels of other explorers, such as Marco Polo had, Battuta's travels only had a very modest impact on the world until the 19th century. Despite not providing much influence to other explorers, Battuta's accounts of his travels provide a gateway to the civilizations of the muslim world during the age.
He took office while the nation was in the depths of the great depression
Because they had a different currency than the rest of the world and wanted to compete in what historians call the "The Great Coin Race" which started in 19 A.D. and ended in 1339. The soon regretted this.
