al-Masudi
Historian and geographer
al-Masʿūdī, c. 896–956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". Wikipedia
Born: 896 AD, Baghdad, Iraq
Died: 956 AD (age 60 years), Cairo, Egypt
Parents: al-Ḥusayn ibn Ali al-Masudi
Era: Islamic golden age; (Middle Abbasid era)
Main interests: History, geography, jurisprudence
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