Ibn al-Faqih
10th-century Persian historian and geographer
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Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Faqih al-Hamadani (Persian: احمد بن محمد ابن فقيه همدانی) (fl. 902) was a 10th-century Persian[1] historian and geographer, famous for his Mukhtasar Kitab al-Buldan ("Concise Book of Lands") written in Arabic.
ParentMuḥammad ibn al-Faqih
Main interests
Islamic geographyNotable works
Mukhtasar Kitab al-Buldan ("Concise Book of Lands")Ibn al-Faqih | |
|---|---|
| Parent | Muḥammad ibn al-Faqih |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
Main interests | Islamic geography |
Notable works | Mukhtasar Kitab al-Buldan ("Concise Book of Lands") |
In the 1870s the Dutch orientalist Michael Jan de Goeje edited a selection of geography works of Arab geographers in an eight-volume series titled Bibliotheca geographorum Arabicorum published by Lugduni-Batavae (Leiden) Brill publishers. Al-Hamadhānī's Mukhtasar Kitab al-Buldan was published in volume 5 of this series.
In 1967 second editions were printed by Dar Sadir (Beirut) and E.J. Brill (Lugduni Batavorum).
