OLLIE: Who shall we look up today? FATIMA: My grandmother told me about this amazing explorer, Ibn Battuta. He was a Moroccan explorer from way, way back; the 1300s, I think. Can we look him up?

Muslims have been present in India long before the Mughal Empire ... In the 14th century, the famous Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta visited Kerala, further establishing the presence of Islam.