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Ibn Iyas

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Muḥammad ibn Iyas
al-Ḥanafī
محمد بن أحمد بن إياس
BornJune 1448 c or 6 Rabi‘ I 852 AH (8 June 1447)†
Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate (now Egypt)
Died1522/24 (d. after November 1522)†
Cairo, Ottoman Egypt (now Egypt)
OccupationsHistorian, chronicler
Academic work
EraLate Mamluk and Early Ottoman period
LanguageArabic
Notable works
Badā’iʿ al-Zuhūr fī Waqā’iʿ al-Duhūr

Muhammad ibn Iyas (June 1448 – 1522/4) is one of the most important historians in modern Egyptian history.[1][2] He was an eyewitness to the Ottoman invasion of Egypt. He was born in Cairo and took his first education there.

His quotes have been used in many references such as his statement on Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad: "His name was mentioned everywhere like no other king's name. All the kings wrote to him, sent gifts to him and feared him. The whole of Egypt was in his grasp."

Work

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Ibn Iyas was the author of a five-volume history of Egypt, totalling over 3,000 pages,[3][verification needed] entitled "Badāʼi al-zuhūr fī waqāʼi al-zuhūr".[4][2]

References

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  1. "Gamal al-Ghitani; Winner of the Greatest French Prize for Translated Literature". Egypt State Information Service. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11.
  2. 1 2 Razûk, Muhammed (1999). İBN İYAS - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam (in Turkish). Vol. 20 (Ibn Haldun - Ibnu'l Cezeri). TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9789753894470.
  3. "Rivalry in the red sea; Portugal's impact on the fortunes of Mamluk Egypt - 16th century". UNESCO Courier. April 1989. Archived from the original on December 22, 2004 via FindArticles.
  4. ابن إياس ؛ [Ibn Iyas] (2007). بدائع الزهور في وقائع الدهور [Flowers in the Chronicles of the Ages] (in Arabic). اختصار و تقديم مدحت الجيار [Abridged and edited by Medhat al-Jayyar]. Cairo: الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب، [Almisriya Lilkitab]. p. 91. ISBN 978-977-419-623-2. OCLC 621653566.
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