Cairo in the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 4 people and 8 moments here, from 805 to 1406. The most recorded lives are Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Battuta and Abu Nuwas.

Notable people

1. Ibn Khaldun

   from 1383 to 1406

   3 moments here

   Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was a Tunis-born historian, jurist, political official, teacher, and author of the Muqaddimah.…

2. Ibn Battuta

   from 1326 to 1348

   2 moments here

   Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…

3. Abu Nuwas

   from 805 to 807

   2 moments here

   Abū Nuwās al-Ḥasan ibn Hānī al-Ḥakamī was a classical Arabic poet. Sources document his birth in the Ahvaz area, childhood and study in Basra and…

4. Saladin

   in 1167

   1 moment here

   Kurdish military commander, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and sultan of Egypt and Syria. Born at Tikrit, Saladin rose through the Zengid…

Moments

1. 805 Tax-inspector entourage in Egypt Abu Nuwas
2. 807 Return journey to Egypt with tax-inspector entourage Abu Nuwas
3. 1167 Fights at al-Babein Saladin
4. 1326 Arrives in Cairo Ibn Battuta
5. 1348 Stays at Abu Sir Ibn Battuta
6. 1383 Arrival in Cairo Ibn Khaldun
7. 1401 Return to Cairo after Damascus Ibn Khaldun
8. 1406 Death and burial in Cairo Ibn Khaldun

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