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Abu'l-Fida

Type Figure Region Syria Time 1273–1331 Also known as Abu al-Fida、أبو الفداء、Abulfeda、Ismail ibn Ali

Abu'l-Fida (1273–1331), Ayyubid prince, Arabic historian and geographer, ruled Hama as a Mamluk emir from 1310 and took the title of sultan in 1320.

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  1. 1273–1290Damascus · DamascusBorn into a Kurdish noble family in Damascus, he received religious and historical training from childhood and became versed in Arabic literature and the Islamic chronicle tradition.
  2. 1291–1300Syria · SyriaServed under the sultan in the 1290s, taking part in Syrian defense and administration while continuing his historical writing and gathering material for his later abridged history of humankind.
  3. 1310–1331Hama · HamaInvested by the Mamluks with the rule of Hama in 1310 and granted the title of sultan in 1320; during his reign he completed major geographical and historical works such as the Compendium of Countries, combining scholarship with local governance.

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