Ibn Hayyan
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Abu Marwán Hayyán Ibn Khalaf Ibn Hayyan al-Qurtubi (987–1075), usually known as Ibn Hayyan, was a Muslim historian
from Al-Andalus
.
Born at Córdoba
, he was an important official at the court of the Andalusian ruler al-Mansur
and published several works on history which have only survived in part. His books constitute one of the most important sources for the study of the Andalus
ian history, especially the history of Córdoba and the kings of the taifa
s.
Like Ibn Hazm
he defended the dynasty of the Umayyads and deplored its fall and the following dissolution of the Andalusian
state and the coming of the taifas.
He died in Córdoba in 1075.
His best known works are al-Muqtabis and al-Matin.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
from Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
.
Born at Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
, he was an important official at the court of the Andalusian ruler al-Mansur
Al-Mansur Ibn Abi Aamir
Abu Aamir Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abi Aamir, Al-Hajib Al-Mansur , better known as Almanzor, was the de facto ruler of Muslim Al-Andalus in the late 10th to early 11th centuries. His rule marked the peak of power for Moorish Iberia.-Origins:He was born Muhammad Ibn Abi Aamir, into a noble Arab...
and published several works on history which have only survived in part. His books constitute one of the most important sources for the study of the Andalus
Andalusian people
The Andalusians are the people of the southern region in Spain approximated by what is now called Andalusia. They are generally not considered an ethnically distinct people because they lack two of the most important markers of distinctiveness: their own language and an awareness of a presumed...
ian history, especially the history of Córdoba and the kings of the taifa
Taifa
In the history of the Iberian Peninsula, a taifa was an independent Muslim-ruled principality, usually an emirate or petty kingdom, though there was one oligarchy, of which a number formed in the Al-Andalus after the final collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba in 1031.-Rise:The origins of...
s.
Like Ibn Hazm
Ibn Hazm
Abū Muḥammad ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn Saʿīd ibn Ḥazm ) was an Andalusian philosopher, litterateur, psychologist, historian, jurist and theologian born in Córdoba, present-day Spain...
he defended the dynasty of the Umayyads and deplored its fall and the following dissolution of the Andalusian
Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
state and the coming of the taifas.
He died in Córdoba in 1075.
Works
The following works are ascribed to Ibn Hayyan:- Tarikh fuqaha Cordova
- Al-Kitab al ladi jama'a fihi bayna kitbay al-Qubbashi wa Ibn Afif
- Intijab al-Jamil li Ma'athir Banu Khatab
- Al-Akhbar fi'l dawla al-Amiriya (in 100 volumes)
- Al-Batsha al-Kubra (in ten volumes).
- Al-Muqtabis fi Tarikh al-Andalus (in ten volumes)
- Kitab al-matin.
His best known works are al-Muqtabis and al-Matin.