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Al-Baladhuri
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ʾAḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī (; died 892 or 893) was a 9th-century Muslim historian. One of the eminent West Asian historians of his age, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and enjoyed great influence at the court of the caliph al-Mutawakkil. He travelled in Syria and Iraq, compiling information for his major works.
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Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri was a male historian and geographer who lived during the Abbasid Caliphate. Born in Baghdad in 820, he died in the same city on January 1, 0892. A Muslim, he spoke and wrote in Arabic and Persian. His notable works include *Futuh al-Buldan* and *Genealogies of the Nobles*.
Al-Baladhuri is also identified by the author name Abu al Abbas al Baladhuri, with *Origins of the Islamic State* listed among his top works. He is described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Works
- 1
Top works
- Origins of the Islamic State
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Key facts
- Religious biography.religion
- Islam
- Religious biography.era
- Islamic golden age (Abbasid Era)
- Religious biography.name
- Ahmad Ibn Yahya ibn Jabir al-Baladhuri
- Religious biography.title
- Al-Baladhuri
- Religious biography.death_date
- 892 or 893
- Religious biography.death_place
- Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
- Religious biography.Maddhab
- Sunni
- Religious biography.region
- Mesopotamia
- Religious biography.main_interests
- History
- Religious biography.works
- Kitab Futuh al-Buldan and Ansab al-Ashraf
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ahmad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Place of birth
- Baghdad
- Place of death
- Baghdad
- Occupation
- geographer
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Native language
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Notable work
- Genealogies of the Nobles
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- date of birth
- 0820-00-00
- name in native language
- أبو الحسن أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري
- Commons category
- Ahmad ibn Yahya al-Baladhuri
- date of death
- 0892-01-01
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ʾAḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī (; died 892 or 893) was a 9th-century Muslim historian. One of the eminent West Asian historians of his age, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and enjoyed great influence at the court of the caliph al-Mutawakkil. He travelled in Syria and Iraq, compiling information for his major works.
His name is also found in the variant forms Ahmad Bin Yahya Bin Jabir Al-Baladhuri, Balazry Ahmad Bin Yahya Bin Jabir Abul Hasan and Abi al-Hassan Baladhuri.
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