Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Life in time
Overview
The historian Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn Ali al-Maqrizi. He died in the days of the second caliph al-Mustakfi. 1
His death and works
The data give his death as 845 AH (about 1442 CE; the conversion is derived). 2 His works include Imta' al-Asma' and Ittiaz al-Hunafa'. 3
Notes for researchers
- The page rests on two sources only. His teachers, his life and his other works need an additional source.
Connections
People and things also explored
Imta' al-Asma' fima lil-Nabi min al-Hafada wa-al-Mata'· Itti'az al-Hunafa bi-Akhbar al-Fatimiyyin al-Khulafa
Sources
- Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 774
- Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.) , p. 625
- Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Taqi al-Maqrizi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-maqrizi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.