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Ibn Hibban

883 - 965

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Muḥammad ibn Hibbān al-Bustī (Arabic: محمد ابن حبان البستی) (c. 270–354/884–965) was a Muslim polymath and a prominent Shafi'i traditionist, ḥadith critic, evaluator of rijal, compiler and interpreter of hadith. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Hibban has received more than 79,303 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Hibban is the 147th most popular historian, the 64th most popular biography from Afghanistan and the most popular Afghan Historian.

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  • 54.90

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.77

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  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Ibn Hibban ranks 147 out of 339Before him are Howard Zinn, Vladimir Minorsky, Otto von Gierke, Adémar de Chabannes, Matthew of Edessa, and Philostorgius. After him are Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Marin Barleti, Gottfried Achenwall, Ibn Wahshiyya, Martino Martini, and Max Weinreich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 883, Ibn Hibban ranks 2Before him is Burchard II, Duke of Swabia.  Among people deceased in 965, Ibn Hibban ranks 8Before him are Pope Leo VIII, Al-Mutanabbi, Bruno the Great, Hedwig of Saxony, Arnulf I, Count of Flanders, and Gero. After him are Otto, Duke of Burgundy and Joseph Bringas.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Ibn Hibban ranks 64 out of 145Before him are Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Sanai (1080), Abdullah Abdullah (1960), Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840), Diodotus II (-252), and Abdul Ali Mazari (1946). After him are Saman Khuda (701), Eucratides I (-170), Jalal-ud-din Khalji (1220), Kujula Kadphises (20), Baysunghur (1397), and Ashraf Hotak (1700).

Among HISTORIANS In Afghanistan

Among historians born in Afghanistan, Ibn Hibban ranks 1After him are Minhaj-i-Siraj (1193) and Abd-al-Razzāq Samarqandī (1413).