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Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi, Historian of Baghdad

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ScholarHistorian of Baghdad

Al-Khatib al-Baghdadiالخطيب البغدادي

Approximate dateBaghdad

His History of Baghdad records the lives of some 7,800 people of the city.

A preacher and hadith master, he wrote handbooks on how hadith should be taught, copied and checked. On Hajj he read Sahih al-Bukhari with Karima al-Marwaziyya in Makkah, in a matter of days.

What grew out of it?

Tarikh Baghdad became the model for the great city histories, such as Ibn Asakir's of Damascus.

Who else is linked?

BaghdadKarima al-MarwaziyyaIbn AsakirAbbasid CaliphateSeljuk Empire

Who lived at the same time?

Hisham IIITughril BegAl-QaimMahmud of GhaznaAl-QadirAl-Hakim bi-Amr AllahAl-Mustansir BillahAlp Arslan

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