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Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

912 - 966

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Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (Arabic: إبراهيم بن يعقوب Ibrâhîm ibn Ya'qûb al-Ṭarṭûshi or al-Ṭurṭûshî; Hebrew: אברהם בן יעקב, Avraham ben Yaʿakov; fl. 961–62) was a 10th-century Hispano-Arabic, Sephardi Jewish traveler, probably a merchant, who may have also engaged in diplomacy and espionage. His travelogue, Kitab al-Istibsar includes descriptions of various cities and regions as well as accounts of the customs and daily life of the people he encountered on his travels. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibrahim ibn Yaqub is the 1,350th most popular writer (up from 1,590th in 2019), the 451st most popular biography from Spain (up from 566th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Spanish Writer.

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Among writers, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 1,350 out of 7,302. Before him are Giovanni Verga, Imru' al-Qais, Martha Gellhorn, Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Ken Robinson, and Yan Fu. After him are Paul Scarron, Fredric Brown, David C. H. Austin, Norman Mailer, Harry Harrison, and Jakob Wassermann.

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Among people born in 912, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 4. Before him are Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Nikephoros II Phokas, and Hyejong of Goryeo. After him is Pelagius of Córdoba. Among people deceased in 966, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 3. Before him are Berengar II of Italy, and Sancho I of León. After him are Flodoard, Miro, Count of Barcelona, and Robert of Vermandois.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 451 out of 3,355. Before him are Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873), María Casares (1922), Luis Ladaria Ferrer (1944), Junípero Serra (1713), Alfonso IV of León (890), and Andrés de Urdaneta (1498). After him are Joan of Navarre, Queen of England (1368), Serena (365), Infanta Cristina of Spain (1965), Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Petrus Gonsalvus (1537), and José Antonio Camacho (1955).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub ranks 41. Before him are Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Jorge Semprún (1923), Rosalía de Castro (1837), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Joanot Martorell (1415), and Ruy González de Clavijo (1400). After him are Garcilaso de la Vega (1501), Pío Baroja (1872), José de Acosta (1540), Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Javier Marías (1951), and José de Espronceda (1808).

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