Al-Maqrizi

Al-Maqrīzī (Arabic: المقريزي, full name Taqī al-Dīn Abū al-'Abbās Aḥmad ibn 'Alī ibn 'Abd al-Qādir ibn Muḥammad al-Maqrīzī, تقي الدين أحمد بن علي بن عبد القادر بن محمد المقريزي; 1364–1442) was a medieval Egyptian historian and biographer during the Mamluk era, known for his interest in the Fatimid era, and the earlier periods of Egyptian history. He is recognized as the most influential historian of premodern Egypt.

Notable works: al-Suluk li-Maʻrifat Duwal al-Muluk, Itti'az al-hunafa bi-akhbar al-a'imma al-Fatimiyyin al-khulafa, al-Mawa'iz wa-l-I'tibar fi dhikr al-Khutat wa-l-Athar, Ighasah al-Ummah bi-Kashf al-Ghummah, Imtāʻ al-asmāʻ bi-mā lil-Nabī min al-aḥwāl wa-al-amwāl wa-al-ḥafadah wa-al-matāʻ, al-Muqaffá al-kabīr

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