WRITER

Al-Masudi

896 - 956

Al-Masudi

al-Masʿūdī (full name Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-Masʿūdī, أبو الحسن علي بن الحسين بن علي المسعودي), c. 896–956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history (Islamic and universal), geography, natural science and philosophy, his celebrated magnum opus The Meadows of Gold (Murūj al-Dhahab) combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Masudi is the 182nd most popular writer (up from 193rd in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Writer.

Al-Masudi is most famous for his book, "The Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems," which is a history of the world from Creation to the year 947.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Al-Masudi ranks 182 out of 7,302. Before him are Anna Wintour, John Milton, Charlotte Brontë, Nizami Ganjavi, Stéphane Mallarmé, and Fernando Pessoa. After him are Mikhail Bulgakov, Catullus, Taras Shevchenko, Murasaki Shikibu, Lope de Vega, and John Steinbeck.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Anna Wintour
1949 - Present
HPI: 78.83
Rank: 176
John Milton
1608 - 1674
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 177
Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 178
Nizami Ganjavi
1141 - 1209
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 179
Stéphane Mallarmé
1842 - 1898
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 180
Fernando Pessoa
1888 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 181
Al-Masudi
896 - 956
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 182
Mikhail Bulgakov
1891 - 1940
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 183
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 184
Taras Shevchenko
1814 - 1861
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 185
Murasaki Shikibu
973 - 1014
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 186
Lope de Vega
1562 - 1635
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 187
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 188

Contemporaries

Among people born in 896, Al-Masudi ranks 1. After him are Zoltán of Hungary, Časlav, and Gyeongsun of Silla. Among people deceased in 956, Al-Masudi ranks 1. After him are Hugh the Great, Ordoño III of León, Theophylact of Constantinople, Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy, and Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona.

Others Born in 896

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Al-Masudi
WRITER
896 - 956
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 1
Zoltán of Hungary
POLITICIAN
896 - 949
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 2
Časlav
POLITICIAN
896 - 960
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 3
Gyeongsun of Silla
POLITICIAN
896 - 978
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 4

Others Deceased in 956

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Al-Masudi
WRITER
896 - 956
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 1
Hugh the Great
NOBLEMAN
898 - 956
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 2
Ordoño III of León
POLITICIAN
926 - 956
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 3
Theophylact of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
917 - 956
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 4
Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy
NOBLEMAN
900 - 956
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 5
Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona
NOBLEMAN
910 - 956
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 6