GEOGRAPHER
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
Ibn Khordadbeh
Abu'l-Qasim Ubaydallah ibn Abdallah ibn Khordadbeh (Arabic: ابوالقاسم عبیدالله ابن خرداذبه; 820/825–913), commonly known as Ibn Khordadbeh (also spelled Ibn Khurradadhbih; ابن خرددة), was a high-ranking bureaucrat and geographer of Persian descent in the Abbasid Caliphate. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Khordadbeh has received more than 140,291 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Ibn Khordadbeh is the 15th most popular geographer (up from 16th in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Iran and the most popular Iranian Geographer.
Ibn Khordadbeh is famous for his writings on the political and cultural geography of the Islamic world, particularly his work "The Book of Roads and Provinces," which provided detailed descriptions of the major trade routes and administrative regions of the Abbasid Caliphate. Ibn Khordadbeh's work was highly influential in shaping our understanding of the economic and political structures of the Islamic world during the medieval period, and his maps and descriptions were used by later geographers and explorers for centuries after his death.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
64.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
35
Languages Editions (L)
9.02
Effective Languages (L*)
2.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Ibn Khordadbeh ranks 15 out of 67. Before him are George Everest, Abraham Ortelius, Martin Waldseemüller, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Wladimir Köppen, and Paul Vidal de La Blache. After him are Pomponius Mela, Ya'qubi, Ziryab, David Harvey, Ibn Jubayr, and Élisée Reclus.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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George Everest
1790 - 1866
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 9
Abraham Ortelius
1527 - 1598
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 10
Martin Waldseemüller
1470 - 1520
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 11
Ferdinand von Richthofen
1833 - 1905
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 12
Wladimir Köppen
1846 - 1940
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 13
Paul Vidal de La Blache
1845 - 1918
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 14
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 15
Pomponius Mela
15 - 100
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 16
Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 17
Ziryab
789 - 857
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 18
David Harvey
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 19
Ibn Jubayr
1145 - 1217
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 20
Élisée Reclus
1830 - 1905
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 820, Ibn Khordadbeh ranks 4. Before him are Pope John VIII, Rastislav of Moravia, and Álmos. After him are Ashot I of Armenia, Vímara Peres, Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious, Presian I of Bulgaria, Anandavardhana, Ranulf I of Aquitaine, Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany, and Rhodri the Great. Among people deceased in 912, Ibn Khordadbeh ranks 3. Before him are Oleg of Novgorod and Leo VI the Wise. After him are Otto I, Duke of Saxony, Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Zhu Wen, Rudolph I of Burgundy, Notker the Stammerer, Smbat I of Armenia, and Ahmad ibn Yusuf.
Others Born in 820
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Pope John VIII
820 - 882
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1
Rastislav of Moravia
820 - 870
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 2
Álmos
820 - 895
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 3
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 4
Ashot I of Armenia
820 - 890
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 5
Vímara Peres
820 - 873
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 6
Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious
820 - 874
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 7
Presian I of Bulgaria
820 - 852
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 8
Anandavardhana
820 - 890
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 9
Ranulf I of Aquitaine
820 - 866
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 10
Adalbert I, Margrave of Tuscany
820 - 886
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 11
Rhodri the Great
820 - 878
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 912
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Oleg of Novgorod
900 - 912
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 1
Leo VI the Wise
866 - 912
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 2
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 3
Otto I, Duke of Saxony
851 - 912
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 4
Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi
844 - 912
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 5
Zhu Wen
852 - 912
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 6
Rudolph I of Burgundy
859 - 912
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 7
Notker the Stammerer
840 - 912
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 8
Smbat I of Armenia
850 - 912
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 9
Ahmad ibn Yusuf
835 - 912
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 10
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Ibn Khordadbeh ranks 83 out of 528. Before him are Moshe Katsav (1945), Mohammad Khodabanda (1531), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), Öljaitü (1280), and Psamtik III (-590). After him are Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Mohammad Khatami (1943), Miskawayh (932), Piruz Nahavandi (700), and Bahram V (406).
Others born in Iran
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Moshe Katsav
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 77
Mohammad Khodabanda
1531 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 78
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 79
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 80
Öljaitü
1280 - 1316
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 81
Psamtik III
590 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 82
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 83
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi
1149 - 1209
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 84
Ali al-Sistani
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 85
Mohammad Khatami
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 86
Miskawayh
932 - 1030
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 87
Piruz Nahavandi
700 - 644
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 88
Bahram V
406 - 438
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 89
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Iran
Among geographers born in Iran, Ibn Khordadbeh ranks 1.
