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Also known as Ismāʿīl b. ʿAlī b. Maḥmūd b. Muḥammad b. ʿUmar b. Shāhanshāh b. Ayyūb b. Shādī b. Marwān, al-Malik al-Mu'ayyad, Abu al-Fida', Abu'l-Fida, Ismail Ibn Ali Abulfeda, Abu al-Fida, Abul-feda, Abu-l-Feda’ Ismâʻîl ibn ʻAli ibn Maḥmûd ibn ʻOmar ibn Šâhanšâh ibn Ajjûb ʻImâdaddîn al-Ajjûbi

Ismāʿīl bin ʿAlī bin Maḥmūd bin Muḥammad bin ʿUmar bin Shāhanshāh bin Ayyūb bin Shādī bin Marwān (), better known as Abū al-Fidāʾ or Abulfeda (; November 127327 October 1331), was a Mamluk-era Kurdish geographer, historian, Ayyubid prince and local governor of Hama.

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Born
1273
Died
1331
Works
32

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Philosopher.name
Abulfeda
Philosopher.birth_date
November 1273
Philosopher.birth_place
Damascus, Mamluk Sultanate
Philosopher.death_place
Hama, Mamluk Sultanate
Philosopher.occupation
Geographer, Historian, Ayyubid prince, Local governor of Hama
Philosopher.notable_works
Taqwim al-BuldanConcise History of Humanityal-Tariq al-Rashad Ila Taerif al-Mamalik wal-Bilad
Philosopher.children
Al-Afdal Muhammad

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date of death
1331-01-01
date of birth
1273-11-00
name in native language
إسماعيل بن علي بن محمود بن مُحمَّد بن عُمر بن شاهنشاه الأيُّوبي
nickname
الملك المُؤيَّد
birth name
أبو الفداء
Commons category
Abulfeda
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Ismāʿīl bin ʿAlī bin Maḥmūd bin Muḥammad bin ʿUmar bin Shāhanshāh bin Ayyūb bin Shādī bin Marwān (), better known as Abū al-Fidāʾ or Abulfeda (; November 127327 October 1331), was a Mamluk-era Kurdish geographer, historian, Ayyubid prince and local governor of Hama.

==Life== Abu'l-Fida was born in Damascus, where his father Malik ul-Afdal, brother of Emir Al-Mansur Muhammad II of Hama, had fled from the Mongols. Abu'l-Fida was an Ayyubid prince of Kurdish origin.

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