Ibn al-Fuwati
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Ibn al-Fuwati (Arabic: ابن الفوطي) was an Iraq
i historian who wrote a great deal, but whose works have mostly been lost. Large portions of his biographical dictionary Madjma' al-adab fi mu'djam al-alqab. He was active in Iraq and Azerbaijan
, and his most famous teaching position was at the Madrasa Mustansiriya
.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i historian who wrote a great deal, but whose works have mostly been lost. Large portions of his biographical dictionary Madjma' al-adab fi mu'djam al-alqab. He was active in Iraq and Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
, and his most famous teaching position was at the Madrasa Mustansiriya
Mustansiriya School
Mustansiriya Madrasah is a historical building in Baghdad, Iraq. It was the premises of one of the oldest Islamic universities in the world, established in 1227 as a Madrasah by the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir. Located on the left bank of the Tigris River, the building survived the Mongol...
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See also
- List of Muslim historians