Al-Mas'udi
al-Masʿūdī (full name , ), –956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history (Islamic and universal), geography, natural science and philosophy, his celebrated magnum opus The Meadows of Gold () combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography.
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Al-Masʿūdī was a 10th-century Arab historian, geographer, and traveler who wrote over twenty influential works covering history, geography, theology, and philosophy. His most famous book, *The Meadows of Gold*, blends universal history with geography and social commentary, earning him comparison to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus for his wide-ranging curiosity and influence on how knowledge was recorded in the Islamic world.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 0896-01-01
- Died
- 0957-01-01
- Works
- 1
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- Prairies d'or, Volume 3...
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Key facts
- Academic.image
- File:NHM Bellariastraße side risalit right - Al Masudi - Emmerich Alexius Swoboda 3890.jpg
- Academic.caption
- Roof figure of al-Mas'udi, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna
- Academic.era
- Islamic Golden Age (Middle Abbasid era)
- Academic.name
- al-Masʿūdī
- Academic.birth_date
- 282–283 AH(896 AD)Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
- Academic.death_date
- Jumada al-Thani, 345 AH(September, 956 AD)Cairo, Egypt
- Academic.main_interests
- History, geography, jurisprudence
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Birth, travels and literary output
- al-Masʿudi's intellectual environment
- Travels in lands beyond Islam
- al-Masʿudi and the Abbasids
- Works
- Reception
- Religious influences
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
- External links
al-Masʿūdī (full name , ), –956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history (Islamic and universal), geography, natural science and philosophy, his celebrated magnum opus The Meadows of Gold () combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography.
==Birth, travels and literary output==