's travels
1. Visited Mecca to meet with local religious leaders and observe the Grand Mosque
2. Explored Cairo and its ancient sites, such as the pyramids and the Sphinx
3. Passed through modern and ancient Jerusalem
4. Travelled to Damascus and Aleppo and visited the Umayyad Mosque
5. Journeyed east to Basra and the ancient city of Babylon
6. Travelled further east to Baghdad and the Abbasid capital of Samarra
7. Visited the ruins of Ctesiphon, the Sassanid capital
8. Visited Shiraz and Persepolis, the old Persian capital
9. Called at Shiraz, the capital of Fars, and the pilgrimage centre of Mashhad
10. Visited the religious centre of Mashhad, renowned for its shrine of the eighth Shi'ite Imam
11. Crossed the Zagros Mountains to Isfahan and explored the city's Safavide palace and gardens
12. Continued east to Herat and then to Kandahar, a major trading centre
13. Trekked across the Hindu Kush and crossed the Khyber Pass en route to Lahore
14. Visited Delhi, the Mughal capital, and Agra, home to the Taj Mahal
15. Passed through Multan and Kabul on the return journey to Calcutta