At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Review
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In space
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Overview
After about ten years in Damascus, al-Maqrizi returned to Egypt around 820 and withdrew to his house, keeping to seclusion, worship and writing; he rarely called on anyone except from necessity, and his fame as a historian became proverbial in his lifetime. He also spent a number of years in Mecca, where he heard traditions from Ibn Sakr and others 1 2.
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Taqi al-Maqrizi
- Occurred at
- Cairo
People and things also explored
Death of al-Maqrizi's father, 779/1378· Death of al-Maqrizi's last child, 826/1423· Al-Maqrizi's first term as muhtasib of Cairo, 801/1399· Al-Maqrizi's last muhtasib term, 807/1405· Birth of Taqi al-Din al-Maqrizi in Cairo, c. 765/1364· Death of al-Maqrizi in Cairo, 845/1442· al-Taqi al-Maqrizi· Cairo
Sources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes , vol. 6 p. 213
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 254-255
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Return to Egypt and full-time scholarship, c. 820/1418”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/al-maqrizi-return-egypt-820/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-01.