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Khalifah ibn Khayyat

777 - 854

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Abu Amr Khalifa ibn Khayyat al-Usfuri (777–854) was an Arab Islamic scholar and historian. His family were natives of Basra in Iraq. His grandfather was a noted muhaddith or traditionalist, and Khalifa became renowned for this also. Among the great Islamic scholars who were his pupils were al-Bukhari and Ibn Hanbal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Khalifah ibn Khayyat is the 369th most popular historian (down from 316th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Khalifah ibn Khayyat ranks 369 out of 561. Before him are Donald Kagan, Léon Poliakov, Abd al-Rahman al-Jabarti, Franz Babinger, Mykhailo Maksymovych, and Taner Akçam. After him are Benny Morris, Hugh Trevor-Roper, John Keegan, Jacob Talmon, Leo Allatius, and Heinrich Zimmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 777, Khalifah ibn Khayyat ranks 3. Before him are Pepin of Italy, and Masawaiyh.  Among people deceased in 854, Khalifah ibn Khayyat ranks 2. Before him is Horik I.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Khalifah ibn Khayyat ranks 303 out of 384. Before him are Raghad Hussein (1968), Abu Ali al-Anbari (1957), Puzur-Ashur III (-1600), Ashur-nirari III (-1300), Yitzhak Kaduri (1898), and Yitzhak Mordechai (1944). After him are Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi (1938), Ashur-nadin-apli (-1300), Asharid-apal-Ekur (-1200), Abdul Aziz al-Hakim (1952), Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi (1948), and Abdullah Goran (1904).

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Among HISTORIANS In Iraq

Among historians born in Iraq, Khalifah ibn Khayyat ranks 6. Before him are Al-Baladhuri (806), Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), Ibn Wahshiyya (900), Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145), and Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (737). After him are Avi Shlaim (1945).

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