Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 26 July 2015 Chapter 16 Outline India/Indian Ocean Basin Buzurg ibn Shahriyar was 10thshipmaster from Siraf, port city on PersianGulf Sailed to Arabia/India, went to Malaya, islands of southeast Asia, China, east Africa 953, compiled 136 stories inBook of the Wonders of India Told of giant lobster that seized ship?s anchor/dragged vessel thru water, mermaids/sea dragons, creaturesborn form human fathers/fish mothers who lived in society/had flippers that enabled them to swim thru water life fish, serpents that ate cattle/elephants, birds so large they crushed houses, monkey that seduced sailor, talking lizard 1 story recounted king from north India who converted to Islam/requested translations of Islamic law