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-956? Masʻūdī

Roof figurer Al Masudi, Artist:  Emmerich Alexius Swoboda, Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna, Bellariastraße,Risalit at the right side
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al-Masʿūdī (full name Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī al-Masʿūdī, أبو الحسن علي بن الحسين بن علي المسعودي), c. 896–956, was a historian, geographer and traveler. He is sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history (Islamic and universal), geography, natural science and philosophy, his celebrated magnum opus The Meadows of Gold (Murūj al-Dhahab) combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography. (From Wikipedia)

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  • [Info] Masʻūdī, -956?: El-Mas'udi's Historical Encyclopaedia, Entitled "Meadows of Gold and Mines of Gems" (only 1 volume published; London: Printed for the Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1841), trans. by Aloys Sprenger
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