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Ibn al-Athir, Historian of the Crusades and Mongols

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ScholarHistorian of the Crusades and Mongols

Ibn al-Athirابن الأثير

Approximate dateMosul

A Mosul historian whose Complete History runs from Creation to the Mongol invasions.

Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh follows al-Tabari and continues to 1231, covering the Crusades and Salah al-Din. He wrote of the Mongol invasion as the greatest disaster ever to strike Islam, wishing his mother had not borne him to see it.

What grew out of it?

His history is a main Muslim source for the Crusades.

Who else is linked?

MosulAl-TabariZengidsCrusader statesMongol Empire

Who lived at the same time?

Richard IYaqub al-MansurAl-Nasir li-Din AllahGuy of LusignanMuhammad al-NasirQutb al-Din AibakAl-AdilSalah al-Din

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