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Al-Baladhuri

806 - 892

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ʾAḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري) was a 9th-century West Asian historian. One of the eminent Middle Eastern historians of his age, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and enjoyed great influence at the court of the caliph al-Mutawakkil. He travelled in Syria and Iraq, compiling information for his major works. His full name was Ahmad Bin Yahya Bin Jabir Al-Baladhuri (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري), Balazry Ahmad Bin Yahya Bin Jabir Abul Hasan or Abi al-Hassan Baladhuri. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Baladhuri is the 45th most popular historian (up from 64th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Iraq (up from 75th in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Historian.

Al-Baladhuri was a historian who documented the events of the Muslim conquest of the Middle East and North Africa. He is most famous for his book "Kitab Futuh al-Buldan" which is a history of the conquests of the Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Al-Baladhuri ranks 45 out of 561Before him are Leonardo Bruni, Jacques Le Goff, Adam of Bremen, Ali ibn al-Athir, Marcus Velleius Paterculus, and Erwin Panofsky. After him are Socrates of Constantinople, Lucien Febvre, François Guizot, Yuval Noah Harari, Samuel von Pufendorf, and Niketas Choniates.

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Among people born in 806, Al-Baladhuri ranks 2Before him is Louis the German. After him is Hincmar. Among people deceased in 892, Al-Baladhuri ranks 2Before him is Al-Tirmidhi. After him are Al-Mu'tamid, Siemowit, Branimir of Croatia, and Nasr I.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Baladhuri ranks 52 out of 384Before him are Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (1914), Ur-Nammu (-2200), Al-Jahiz (775), Suleyman Shah (1178), Shalmaneser III (-900), and Al-Mutawakkil (822). After him are Mustafa Barzani (1903), Ashurnasirpal II (-1000), Junayd of Baghdad (830), Abd al-Karim Qasim (1914), Nabopolassar (-658), and Al-Amin (787).

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Among HISTORIANS In Iraq

Among historians born in Iraq, Al-Baladhuri ranks 1After him are Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), Ibn Wahshiyya (900), Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145), Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (737), Khalifah ibn Khayyat (777), and Avi Shlaim (1945).