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Ibn al-Faqih
Ibn al-Faqih
Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Faqih al-Hamadani (Persian: احمد بن محمد ابن الفقيه الهمذانی) (fl. 902) was a 10th-century Persian historian and geographer, famous for his Mukhtasar Kitab al-Buldan ("Concise Book of Lands") written in Arabic. In the 1870s the Dutch orientalist Michael Jan de Goeje edited a selection of geography works of Arab geographers in an eight-volume series titled Bibliotheca geographorum Arabicorum published by Lugduni-Batavae (Leiden) Brill publishers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn al-Faqih has received more than 64,583 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Ibn al-Faqih is the 169th most popular historian (down from 167th in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Iran (down from 214th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Iranian Historian.
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65k
Page Views (PV)
53.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
8.33
Effective Languages (L*)
1.61
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Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Ibn al-Faqih ranks 169 out of 339. Before him are Karl Lamprecht, René Grousset, Hisham ibn al-Kalbi, Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Deborah Lipstadt, and Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad. After him are Faustus of Byzantium, Roger Chartier, Shlomo Sand, Pulakeshin II, Simon Dubnow, and Michael Attaleiates.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
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Karl Lamprecht
1856 - 1915
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 163
René Grousset
1885 - 1952
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 164
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
737 - 819
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 165
Johan Rudolph Thorbecke
1798 - 1872
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 166
Deborah Lipstadt
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 167
Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad
1145 - 1234
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 168
Ibn al-Faqih
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 169
Faustus of Byzantium
390 - 500
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 170
Roger Chartier
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 171
Shlomo Sand
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 172
Pulakeshin II
610 - 642
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 173
Simon Dubnow
1860 - 1941
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 174
Michael Attaleiates
1021 - 1080
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 175
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Ibn al-Faqih ranks 217 out of 528. Before him are Jafar Panahi (1960), Ibn Khuzayma (838), Gotarzes I (-200), Amir Kabir (1807), Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1135), and Ahmad Shamlou (1925). After him are Asghar Farhadi (1972), Aga Khan I (1800), Shaul Mofaz (1948), Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958), Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919), and Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani (798).
Others born in Iran
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Jafar Panahi
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 211
Ibn Khuzayma
838 - 924
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 212
Gotarzes I
200 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 213
Amir Kabir
1807 - 1852
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 214
Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī
1135 - 1213
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 215
Ahmad Shamlou
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 216
Ibn al-Faqih
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 217
Asghar Farhadi
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 218
Aga Khan I
1800 - 1881
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 219
Shaul Mofaz
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 220
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
1958 - 2020
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 221
Amir-Abbas Hoveyda
1919 - 1979
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 222
Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani
798 - 844
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 223
Among HISTORIANS In Iran
Among historians born in Iran, Ibn al-Faqih ranks 2. Before him are Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani (897). After him are Ahmad Kasravi (1890) and Ehsan Yarshater (1920).
Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani
897 - 967
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 1
Ibn al-Faqih
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 2
Ahmad Kasravi
1890 - 1946
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 3
Ehsan Yarshater
1920 - 2018
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 4
