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Al-Baladhuri

806 - 892

Al-Baladhuri

ʾAḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري) was a 9th-century Muslim historian. One of the eminent Middle Eastern historians of his age, he spent most of his life in Baghdad and enjoyed great influence at the court of the caliph al-Mutawakkil. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Al-Baladhuri has received more than 131,641 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Al-Baladhuri is the 69th most popular historian (up from 70th in 2019), the 73rd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 72nd in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Historian.

Al-Baladhuri was a historian who documented the events of the Muslim conquest of the Middle East and North Africa. He is most famous for his book "Kitab Futuh al-Buldan" which is a history of the conquests of the Muslims in the Middle East and North Africa.

Memorability Metrics

130k
Page Views (PV)
62.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
6.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Al-Baladhuri ranks 69 out of 339. Before him are Geoffrey of Villehardouin, Gaston Maspero, Heinrich Wölfflin, Henri Pirenne, Bernard Lewis, and Theophylact Simocatta. After him are Nicolaus of Damascus, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Joannes Zonaras, Al-Dhahabi, Movses Khorenatsi, and Erich Auerbach.

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Geoffrey of Villehardouin
1150 - 1210
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 63
Gaston Maspero
1846 - 1916
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 64
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 65
Henri Pirenne
1862 - 1935
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 66
Bernard Lewis
1916 - 2018
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 67
Theophylact Simocatta
580 - 630
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 68
Al-Baladhuri
806 - 892
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 69
Nicolaus of Damascus
64 BC - 4
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 70
Johann Jakob Bachofen
1815 - 1887
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 71
Joannes Zonaras
1074 - 1130
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 72
Al-Dhahabi
1274 - 1348
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 73
Movses Khorenatsi
410 - 490
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 74
Erich Auerbach
1892 - 1957
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 75

Contemporaries

Among people born in 806, Al-Baladhuri ranks 2. Before him is Louis the German. After him is Hincmar. Among people deceased in 892, Al-Baladhuri ranks 2. Before him is Al-Tirmidhi. After him are Siemowit, Al-Mu'tamid, Branimir of Croatia, and Nasr I.