About Ibn Hayyan
Lived 987 – 1076 (aged 88–89). Ibn Hayyan was a historian and researcher.
Abū Marwān Ḥayyān ibn Khalaf ibn Ḥusayn ibn Ḥayyān al-Andalusī al-Qurṭubī (987–1075), usually known as Ibn Hayyan, was an Arab Muslim historian from Al-Andalus. His work provides an early reference to Viking raiders, called Majus by him.
Works The following works are ascribed to Ibn Hayyan: Tarikh Fuqaha Qurtuba Al-Kitab al ladi Jama'a fihi bayna Kitbay al-Qubbashi wa Ibn Afif Intijab al-Jamil li Ma'athir Banu Khatab Al-Akhbar fi'l Dawla al-Amiriya (in 100 volumes) Al-Batsha al-Kubra (in ten volumes). Al-Muqtabis fi Tarikh al-Andalus (in ten volumes) Kitab al-Matin.
His best-known works are al-Muqtabis and al-Matin.
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Who was Ibn Hayyan?
Al-Andalus Arab historian (987–1075)
When was Ibn Hayyan born?
Ibn Hayyan was born in 987 in Córdoba.
When did Ibn Hayyan die?
Ibn Hayyan died on 1 October 1076.
What was Ibn Hayyan's occupation?
Ibn Hayyan was a historian and researcher.
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