Person1332–1406
Ibn Khaldun
Arab historian and philosopher born in Tunis, who served courts across the Maghreb and al-Andalus and ended his life as a judge in Mamluk Cairo. Author of the Muqaddimah, the introduction to his universal history; a number of scholars regard him as a forerunner of historiography, sociology and economics. In 1401 he met Timur outside Damascus.
- Dates
- 27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Africa
- In the threads
- Africa (14th – mid-15th c.)
Events
- Ibn Khaldun writes the Muqaddimah1377 · Africa