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Ibn Khaldun

Type Figure Region North Africa Time 1332–1406 Also known as Ibn Khaldun、Abd al-Rahman ibn Khaldun、ابن خلدون

Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Maghrebi Arab historian, sociologist, and statesman born in Tunis, whose Muqaddimah is seen as a major forerunner of mo…

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  1. 1332–1349Tunis · TunisiaHe received training in the Quran, hadith, grammar, logic, and Maliki jurisprudence in Tunis under famous local scholars, laying the foundation for his later historiography and social analysis.
  2. 1350–1370Fez · MoroccoAfter leaving Tunis he moved through Fez, Granada, and other places, serving as scribe and advisor, witnessing the succession of North African dynasties, accumulating political experience, and beginning to conceive his historiographical system.
  3. 1377–1382Kabylie mountain region · KabylieDuring a period of retirement he completed the Muqaddimah, proposing a theoretical framework on asabiyya (group solidarity), dynastic cycles, and the evolution of civilization, and on this basis wrote his Introduction to World History.
  4. 1382–1406Cairo · EgyptSummoned to Cairo by the Mamluk sultan, he served as Maliki chief judge and rector of al-Azhar, continuing to revise his historical works and taking part in scholarly and religious affairs until his death in Cairo in 1406.

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