Al-Baladhuri
Sign in to saveʾAḥmad 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.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 0820-00-00
- Died
- 0892-01-01
- 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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Key dates
- Born
- 820
- Died
- 1 January 892
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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
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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.