示Ab奴 l-士Abb膩s 示A岣ad bin 示Ab墨 Ya士q奴b bin 铅a士far bin Wahb bin Wa岣嵞弗 al-Ya士q奴b墨 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | AH 284 (AD 897鈥898) [1] [2] |
| Occupation | writer, traveller and historian |
| Language | Arabic |
| Period |
Islamic Golden Age ( Abbasid era) |
| Genre | History and geography |
| Notable works | Ta'rikh ibn Wadih and Kitab al-Buldan |
| Arabic name | |
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Personal (Ism) | 示A岣ad 兀丨賲丿 |
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Patronymic (Nasab) | bin 示Ab墨 Ya士q奴b bin 铅a士far bin Wahb bin Wa岣嵞弗 亘賳 兀亘賷 賷毓賯賵亘 亘賳 噩毓賮乇 亘賳 賵賴亘 亘賳 賵丕囟丨 |
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Teknonymic (Kunya) | 示Ab奴 l-士Abb膩s 兀亘賵 丕賱毓亘丕爻 |
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Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Ya士q奴b墨 丕賱賷毓賯賵亘賷 |
示Ab奴 al-士Abb膩s 示A岣ad bin 示Ab墨 Ya士q奴b bin 铅a士far bin Wahb bin Wa岣嵞弗 al-Ya士q奴b墨 [a] (died 897/8), commonly referred to simply by his nisba al-Ya士q奴b墨, was an Arab [3] [4] [5] [6] Muslim geographer. [7]
Life
Ya'qubi was born in Baghdad [3] to a family of noble background, his great-grandfather was Wadih, the freedman of the caliph Al-Mansur and ruler of Egypt during the reign of al-Mahdi. [8] [9] Until 873, he lived in Armenia and Khorasan, working under the patronage of the Tahirid Governors; then he traveled to India, Egypt and the Maghreb. [8] In 872, he listed the kingdoms of Bil膩d as-S奴d膩n, including Ghana, Gao, and Kanem. [10]
His methodical approach to writing history includes personal observations and interviews to close relations on topics that Yaqubi could not encounter first-hand. He covered on topics of natural, human and economic geography as well as noting down cultural, historical and topographic information. [9]
His sympathies with Ahl al-Bayt [11] are found throughout his works. [12]
He died in Egypt on AH 284 (897/8). [2]
Works
- Ta'rikh ibn Wadih (Chronicle of Ibn Wadih)
- Kitab al-Buldan (Book of the Countries) - biology, contains a description of the Maghreb, with a full account of the larger cities and much topographical and political information (ed. M. de Goeje, Leiden, 1892). [8]
Editions
- Gordon, Mathew S. and al. (2018). The Works Of Ibn W膩岣峣岣 Al Ya士q奴b墨. Brill. pp. Vol 1, 2, 3. ISBN 9789004364165.
- Ya'qubi (1861). A. W. T. Juynboll (ed.). Kitab al-Buldan (in Arabic). BRILL.
Notes
References
- ^ "Muhammad's successor". www.ismaili.net. Archived from the original on 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
- ^ a b Ya'qubi at the Encyclop忙dia Britannica
- ^ a b Zaman, Muhammad Qasim (1960鈥2009). The encyclopaedia of Islam. H. A. R. Gibb, P. J. Bearman (II. ed.). Leiden: Brill. pp. 257鈥258. ISBN 90-04-16121-X. OCLC 399624. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Al-Ya士q奴b墨 | Arab historian and geographer". Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Universalis, Encyclop忙dia. "AL YA'QUBI". Encyclop忙dia Universalis. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Al-Ya'qubi | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Thatcher 1911.
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). " Ya'q奴b墨". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclop忙dia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 904.
- ^ a b Daly, Okasha El (2005). Egyptology: The Missing Millennium : Ancient Egypt in Medieval Arabic Writings. Psychology Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-84472-063-7.
- ^ Levtzion, Nehemia (1973). Ancient Ghana and Mali. New York: Methuen & Co Ltd. p. 3. ISBN 0841904316.
- ^ Camilla Adang, Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible: From Ibn Rabban to Ibn Hazm, (E.J. Brill, 1996), 37.
- ^ "al-Ya士q奴b墨 | Arab historian and geographer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
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示Ab奴 l-士Abb膩s 示A岣ad bin 示Ab墨 Ya士q奴b bin 铅a士far bin Wahb bin Wa岣嵞弗 al-Ya士q奴b墨 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | AH 284 (AD 897鈥898) [1] [2] |
| Occupation | writer, traveller and historian |
| Language | Arabic |
| Period |
Islamic Golden Age ( Abbasid era) |
| Genre | History and geography |
| Notable works | Ta'rikh ibn Wadih and Kitab al-Buldan |
| Arabic name | |
|
Personal (Ism) | 示A岣ad 兀丨賲丿 |
|
Patronymic (Nasab) | bin 示Ab墨 Ya士q奴b bin 铅a士far bin Wahb bin Wa岣嵞弗 亘賳 兀亘賷 賷毓賯賵亘 亘賳 噩毓賮乇 亘賳 賵賴亘 亘賳 賵丕囟丨 |
|
Teknonymic (Kunya) | 示Ab奴 l-士Abb膩s 兀亘賵 丕賱毓亘丕爻 |
|
Toponymic (Nisba) | al-Ya士q奴b墨 丕賱賷毓賯賵亘賷 |
示Ab奴 al-士Abb膩s 示A岣ad bin 示Ab墨 Ya士q奴b bin 铅a士far bin Wahb bin Wa岣嵞弗 al-Ya士q奴b墨 [a] (died 897/8), commonly referred to simply by his nisba al-Ya士q奴b墨, was an Arab [3] [4] [5] [6] Muslim geographer. [7]
Life
Ya'qubi was born in Baghdad [3] to a family of noble background, his great-grandfather was Wadih, the freedman of the caliph Al-Mansur and ruler of Egypt during the reign of al-Mahdi. [8] [9] Until 873, he lived in Armenia and Khorasan, working under the patronage of the Tahirid Governors; then he traveled to India, Egypt and the Maghreb. [8] In 872, he listed the kingdoms of Bil膩d as-S奴d膩n, including Ghana, Gao, and Kanem. [10]
His methodical approach to writing history includes personal observations and interviews to close relations on topics that Yaqubi could not encounter first-hand. He covered on topics of natural, human and economic geography as well as noting down cultural, historical and topographic information. [9]
His sympathies with Ahl al-Bayt [11] are found throughout his works. [12]
He died in Egypt on AH 284 (897/8). [2]
Works
- Ta'rikh ibn Wadih (Chronicle of Ibn Wadih)
- Kitab al-Buldan (Book of the Countries) - biology, contains a description of the Maghreb, with a full account of the larger cities and much topographical and political information (ed. M. de Goeje, Leiden, 1892). [8]
Editions
- Gordon, Mathew S. and al. (2018). The Works Of Ibn W膩岣峣岣 Al Ya士q奴b墨. Brill. pp. Vol 1, 2, 3. ISBN 9789004364165.
- Ya'qubi (1861). A. W. T. Juynboll (ed.). Kitab al-Buldan (in Arabic). BRILL.
Notes
References
- ^ "Muhammad's successor". www.ismaili.net. Archived from the original on 2006-11-26. Retrieved 2006-10-29.
- ^ a b Ya'qubi at the Encyclop忙dia Britannica
- ^ a b Zaman, Muhammad Qasim (1960鈥2009). The encyclopaedia of Islam. H. A. R. Gibb, P. J. Bearman (II. ed.). Leiden: Brill. pp. 257鈥258. ISBN 90-04-16121-X. OCLC 399624. Archived from the original on 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
- ^ "Al-Ya士q奴b墨 | Arab historian and geographer". Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Universalis, Encyclop忙dia. "AL YA'QUBI". Encyclop忙dia Universalis. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Al-Ya'qubi | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ Thatcher 1911.
- ^ a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). " Ya'q奴b墨". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclop忙dia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 904.
- ^ a b Daly, Okasha El (2005). Egyptology: The Missing Millennium : Ancient Egypt in Medieval Arabic Writings. Psychology Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-84472-063-7.
- ^ Levtzion, Nehemia (1973). Ancient Ghana and Mali. New York: Methuen & Co Ltd. p. 3. ISBN 0841904316.
- ^ Camilla Adang, Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible: From Ibn Rabban to Ibn Hazm, (E.J. Brill, 1996), 37.
- ^ "al-Ya士q奴b墨 | Arab historian and geographer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
External links
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| Academics | |
| People | |
| Other | |