Ali al-Masudi
Also known as Al-Mas'ûdî, Al-Masʿūdī, Al-Mas'ūdī, al-Masudi, Abu-l-Ḥasan ʻAli ibn al-Ḥusajn Al-Masʻûdi
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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Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Masudi (بو الحسن ، علي بن الحسين المسعودي) född cirka 896 i Bagdad, död i september 956 i Kairo, var en arabisk författare som levde under 900-talet. Han var känd som "arabernas Herodotos". Han var den förste araben som kombinerade historia och vetenskaplig geografi i stor skala. Hans De gyllene ängarna är en bok som innehåller beskrivningar om hur nordmän uppträdde vid bland annat Volga.
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