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Al-Bakri, Geographer of al-Andalus

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ScholarGeographer of al-Andalus

Al-Bakriالبكري

Approximate dateCordoba

An Andalusian geographer whose book gives the earliest detailed picture of the Ghana Empire.

He never left al-Andalus, but gathered reports from merchants and travellers. His Book of Roads and Kingdoms (1068) describes Ghana's capital, with its Muslim quarter of twelve mosques beside the king's town.

What grew out of it?

Historians of West Africa still rely on his account.

Who else is linked?

CordobaEmpire of GhanaUmayyads of CordobaKoumbi Saleh

Who lived at the same time?

Al-QaimTughril BegAl-Mustansir BillahAlp ArslanTunka ManinRomanos IV DiogenesNizam al-MulkHisham III

Source: history · Wikipedia

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