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Abu Sa'id Gardezi

1100 - 1061

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Abū Saʿīd ʿAbd-al-Ḥayy ibn Żaḥḥāk ibn Maḥmūd Gardīzī (Persian: ابوسعید عبدالحی بن ضحاک بن محمود گردیزی), better known as Gardizi (گردیزی), was an 11th-century Persian historian and official, who is notable for having written the Zayn al-akhbar, one of the earliest history books written in New Persian. Little is known of Gardizi personally. He was probably from Gardiz in the region of Zamindawar, as his nisba implies. His father's name was Zahhak, a name that was seemingly popular in the region. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abu Sa'id Gardezi is the 32nd most popular geographer (up from 33rd in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Afghanistan (up from 53rd in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 32 out of 86. Before him are Zakariya al-Qazwini, Sebastian Münster, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville, Johann Georg Gmelin, Albrecht Penck, and Abraham Cresques. After him are Willem Blaeu, Nicolas Sanson, Jovan Cvijić, Jodocus Hondius, Vincenzo Coronelli, and Artemidorus Ephesius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1100, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 31. Before him are Kerbogha, Niklot, Khabul Khan, Barisan of Ibelin, Eric III of Denmark, and Inge the Younger. After him are Wace, Jabir ibn Aflah, Henry, Anushtegin Gharchai, William V, Marquess of Montferrat, and Bernard de Tremelay. Among people deceased in 1061, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 3. Before him are Pope Nicholas II, and Humbert of Silva Candida. After him are Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia, Floris I, Count of Holland, Ali ibn Ridwan, and Presian.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 47 out of 177. Before him are Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Wazir Akbar Khan (1816), Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji (1101), Nur Jahan (1577), Sibghatullah Mojaddedi (1925), and Minhaj-i-Siraj (1193). After him are Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), Tahir ibn Husayn (776), Ali Hujwiri (1009), Mahmud Shah Durrani (1769), and Mirwais Hotak (1673).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Afghanistan

Among geographers born in Afghanistan, Abu Sa'id Gardezi ranks 1. 

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