Al-Mas'udi, the "Herodotus of the Arabs," Travels Widely and Writes Influential Works of History
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The ranks of Arab writers, foremost among the medieval world's geo...
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Al-Mas'udi
895-956
Arab Historian and Geographer
A pioneer of scientific geography, al-Mas'udi traveled throughout the Muslim world in the course of writing several books, the most notab...
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Abu Al-Hasan Ali Al-Masudi
c. 956
A geographer and historian who traveled widely for most of his life, to see the wonders of the world and to gain direct experience through observation.
He wrote at le...
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Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali al-Mas‘udi
Born c. 895, Baghdad, present-day Iraq Died 957, Egypt
Al-Mas‘udi’s accounts of his travels provide valuable information about the geography, hist...
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Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Masudi (died 956) was an Arab historian and one of the most versatile and original authors in the age of efflorescence of Moslem civilization.Al-Masudi was born in Baghdad, a desc...
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Al-Mas'udi, the "Herodotus of the Arabs," Travels Widely and Writes Influential Works of History
Abu al-Hasan ‘Ali al-Mas‘udi
Ali ibn al- Husayn al- Masudi