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Ibn Taghribirdi

1410 - 1470

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Jamal al-Din Yusuf bin al-Amir Sayf al-Din Taghribirdi (Arabic: جمال الدين يوسف بن الأمير سيف الدين تغري بردي), or Abū al-Maḥāsin Yūsuf ibn Taghrī-Birdī, or Ibn Taghribirdi (2 February 1411— 5 June 1470; 813–874 Hijri) was an Islamic historian born in the 15th century in Mamluk Egypt. He studied under al-Ayni and al-Maqrizi, two of the leading Cairene historians and scholars of the day. Ibn Taghribirdi's most famous work is a multi-volume chronicle of Egypt and the Mamluk sultanate called al-Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira. His style is annalistic and gives precise dates for most events; this format makes it clear that Ibn Taghribirdi had privileged access to the sultans and their records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Taghribirdi is the 2,263rd most popular writer (down from 2,074th in 2019), the 338th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 321st in 2019) and the 24th most popular Egyptian Writer.

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Among writers, Ibn Taghribirdi ranks 2,263 out of 7,302. Before him are Giovanni Botero, Thor Vilhjálmsson, Krishna Sobti, Abraham Sutzkever, Francesc Eiximenis, and Herman Bang. After him are Etel Adnan, Thomas Wyatt, Horacio Quiroga, Colin Wilson, Erin Hunter, and Janus Pannonius.

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Among people born in 1410, Ibn Taghribirdi ranks 8. Before him are Petrus Christus, Lekë Dukagjini, Stefan Lochner, Domenico Veneziano, William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent, and Giorgio da Sebenico. After him are Agnes Bernauer, and Pedro Tafur. Among people deceased in 1470, Ibn Taghribirdi ranks 9. Before him are Demetrios Palaiologos, Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Barthélemy d'Eyck, John II, Duke of Lorraine, Gaston, Prince of Viana, and Rum Mehmed Pasha.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Ibn Taghribirdi ranks 338 out of 642. Before him are Shawar (1100), Soad Hosny (1943), Amr Moussa (1936), Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (1902), Nebettawy (-1250), and Shenoute (348). After him are Said Halim Pasha (1865), Edmond Jabès (1912), Zosimos of Panopolis (250), Qasim Amin (1863), Antonios Naguib (1935), and Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898).

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Among WRITERS In Egypt

Among writers born in Egypt, Ibn Taghribirdi ranks 24. Before him are Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928), Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801), Herodas (-300), Eutychius of Alexandria (877), Anastasius Sinaita (630), and Ibn al-Farid (1181). After him are Edmond Jabès (1912), Zosimos of Panopolis (250), Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898), Apollonius Dyscolus (200), Olympiodorus of Thebes (301), and Salama Moussa (1887).

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