Ibn Hammad (historian)
Berber historian (1153/54–1230)
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Abu ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Ḥammād ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAbī Bakr al-Ṣanhāj̲ī, known as Ibn Ḥammād (Arabic: ابن حماد) or Ibn Ḥamādu (1153/54–1230 / AH 548–628), was a medieval Berber qadi and historian,[1][2] author of a chronicle on the Fatimid caliphs in the Maghreb, known as Akhbar muluk bani Ubayd wa-siratuhum ("account of the kings of the house of Ubaid and their deeds"), written in 1220 / AH 617. He was related to the Banu Hammad and a native of a village near their Qal'a.[2]
Born1153
Died1230 (aged 76–77)
Ibn Hammad | |
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ابن حماد | |
| Born | 1153 |
| Died | 1230 (aged 76–77) |
| Occupations | Historian, qadi, scholar |
| Era | Post-classical history |
| Notable work |
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| Arabic name | |
| Personal (Ism) | Shams al-Dīn |
| Patronymic (Nasab) | Abu ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn Ḥammād ibn ʿĪsā ibn ʿAbī Bakr al-Ṣanhāj̲ī |
| Teknonymic (Kunya) | ʾAbū ʿAbd Allāh |
| Epithet (Laqab) | Ibn Ḥamād |
Editions
- Histoires des Rois Obaidides, ed. and trans. M. Vanderyheiden, Paris, 1927.
- Akhbar muluk Bani Ubayd wa-siratuhum: Tahlil li-tarikh al-Dawlah al-Fatimiyah min khilal masdar turathi , Dar al-Ulum, 1981, ISBN 978-977-286-267-2