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Al-Yunini
Al-Yunini (1248–1326) was a famous Mamluk-era Syrian chronicler, born near Baalbek, whose Supplement to History continued Ibn al-Asakir's work.
Timeline
- 1248–1270Baalbek · BaalbekBorn in the Baalbek region, he received a traditional Islamic education in hadith, history, and literature, laying the documentary foundation for his later chronicle writing.
- 1271–1326Damascus · DamascusAfter moving to Damascus he long engaged in source collection and chronicle writing, continuing Ibn al-Asakir's History of Damascus with his Supplement to History, recording year by year the political and military events of Syria and its surroundings under the Mamluk Sultanate until his death in 1326.
Sources
- al-Yūnīnī — Encyclopaedia of Islam https://referenceworks.brill.com/display/entries/EIEO/COM-00000000
- Chronicles of the Mamluk Period: al-Yunini's Dhayl — Li Guo (2002)