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Yaqut al-Hamawi

1179 - 1229

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Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) (Arabic: ياقوت الحموي الرومي) was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry active during the late Abbasid period (12th–13th centuries). He is known for his Mu'jam ul-Buldān, an influential work on geography containing valuable information pertaining to biography, history and literature as well as geography. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yaqut al-Hamawi is the 63rd most popular explorer (down from 62nd in 2019), the 300th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 301st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Explorer.

Yaqut al-Hamawi was a scholar and historian who lived in the 13th century CE. He is most famous for his work, Mu'jam al-Buldan, which is a geographical dictionary of the Islamic world.

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Among explorers, Yaqut al-Hamawi ranks 63 out of 498. Before him are Giovanni da Verrazzano, Henry Hudson, Himilco, Diogo Cão, Hernando de Soto, and Nikolay Przhevalsky. After him are John Ross, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Ferdinand von Wrangel, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, William Dampier, and Richard E. Byrd.

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Among people born in 1179, Yaqut al-Hamawi ranks 3. Before him are Snorri Sturluson, and Constance of Aragon. After him is Theobald III, Count of Champagne. Among people deceased in 1229, Yaqut al-Hamawi ranks 1. After him are Albert of Riga, Blanche of Navarre, Countess of Champagne, and Geoffrey I of Villehardouin.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Yaqut al-Hamawi ranks 300 out of 1,347. Before him are Fatih Terim (1953), Julius Martov (1873), Tudḫaliya IV (-1300), Necmettin Erbakan (1926), Isidore of Miletus (442), and Polyxena (null). After him are Evagrius Ponticus (345), Ignatios of Constantinople (797), Tarasios of Constantinople (730), Attalus III (-170), Kassia (810), and Abgar V (-1).

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Among EXPLORERS In Türkiye

Among explorers born in Türkiye, Yaqut al-Hamawi ranks 2. Before him are Evliya Çelebi (1611). After him are Scylax of Caryanda (-600), and Eudoxus of Cyzicus (-100).

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