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Al-Maqrizi

1364 - 1442

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Al-Maqrīzī (Arabic: المقريزي, full name Taqī al-Dīn Abū al-'Abbās Aḥmad ibn 'Alī ibn 'Abd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad al-Maqrīzī, تقي الدين أحمد بن علي بن عبد القادر بن محمد المقريزي; 1364–1442) was a medieval Egyptian historian and biographer during the Mamluk era, known for his interest in the Fatimid era, and the earlier periods of Egyptian history. He is recognized as the most influential historian of premodern Egypt. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Maqrizi is the 90th most popular historian (down from 83rd in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Historian.

Al-maqrizi is most famous for his geographical work, Kitab al-suluk li-ma’rifat duwal al-muluk, which is a history of Egypt.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Al-Maqrizi ranks 90 out of 561. Before him are Julius Wellhausen, Timaeus, Donna Haraway, Erich Auerbach, Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, and Georges Duby. After him are Hermann Alexander Diels, George Kedrenos, Sozomen, Eunapius, Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, and Flavio Biondo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1364, Al-Maqrizi ranks 1. After him are Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Manuel III of Trebizond, Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, Eberhard III, Count of Württemberg, Henry Percy, Bernard I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Baude Cordier. Among people deceased in 1442, Al-Maqrizi ranks 4. Before him are Elizabeth of Luxembourg, Yolande of Aragon, and Pierre Cauchon. After him are John V, Duke of Brittany, John, Constable of Portugal, Margaret of Nevers, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Al-Maqrizi ranks 217 out of 642. Before him are Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), As-Salih Ayyub (1205), Mohammed Badie (1943), Al-Tahawi (853), Farida of Egypt (1921), and Neferure (-1500). After him are Psusennes II (-1100), Abdel Halim Hafez (1929), Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam (850), Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700), Al-Mustansir Billah (1029), and Alia Al-Hussein (1948).

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Among HISTORIANS In Egypt

Among historians born in Egypt, Al-Maqrizi ranks 5. Before him are Manetho (-201), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372), and Theophylact Simocatta (580). After him are H. A. R. Gibb (1895), Yahya of Antioch (980), Al-Nuwayri (1279), and Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti (1754).

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