Al-Mas'udi
896 CE – 957 CE · aged 61
10th-century Arab historian, geographer, and traveller
- Born
- 896 CE · Baghdad
- Died
- 957 CE · El-Fustat
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- 896 CEBornBorn in Baghdad
- 957 CEDiedDied in El-Fustat
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Biography
al-Masʿūdī (full name Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-Masʿūdī, أبو الحسن علي بن الحسين بن علي المسعودي), c. 896–956, was a historian, geographer and traveler 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 (Murūj al-Dhahab) combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography.
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