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Hisham ibn al-Kalbi

737 - 819

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Hishām ibn al-Kalbī (Arabic: هشام بن الكلبي), 737 AD – 819 AD/204 AH, also known as Ibn al-Kalbi (إبن الكلبي), was an Arab historian. His full name was Abu al-Mundhir Hisham ibn Muhammad ibn al-Sa'ib ibn Bishr al-Kalbi. Born in Kufa, he spent much of his life in Baghdad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hisham ibn al-Kalbi has received more than 71,951 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Hisham ibn al-Kalbi is the 154th most popular historian (up from 165th in 2019), the 208th most popular biography from Iraq and the 3rd most popular Iraqi Historian.

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  • 55.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 154 out of 561. Before him are Faustus of Byzantium, Ian Kershaw, Barbara W. Tuchman, Norman Davies, Gottfried Achenwall, and Peter Martyr d'Anghiera. After him are Edward Luttwak, Helmold, Paisius of Hilendar, Marin Barleti, Matthew of Edessa, and Ibn al-Faqih.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 737, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Kanmu.  Among people deceased in 819, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 2. Before him is Liu Zongyuan. After him is Cadolah of Friuli.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 208 out of 384. Before him are Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi (640), Ibn Muqla (886), Ashurnasirpal I (-1100), Seleucus of Seleucia (-190), Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), and Yahya ibn Ma'in (775). After him are Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi (980), Al-Farazdaq (641), Mashallah ibn Athari (740), Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer (1958), and Ibn Wahshiyya (900).

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Among HISTORIANS In Iraq

Among historians born in Iraq, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi ranks 3. Before him are Al-Baladhuri (806), and Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002). After him are Ibn Wahshiyya (900), Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad (1145), Khalifah ibn Khayyat (777), and Avi Shlaim (1945).

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