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Khalifah ibn Khayyat

777 - 854

Khalifah ibn Khayyat

Abu Amr Khalifa ibn Khayyat al-Usfuri (777–854) was an Arab Islamic scholar and historian. His family were natives of Basra in Iraq. His grandfather was a noted muhaddith or traditionalist, and Khalifa became renowned for this also. Among the great Islamic scholars who were his pupils were al-Bukhari and Ibn Hanbal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Khalifah ibn Khayyat is the 316th most popular historian, the 293rd most popular biography from Iraq and the 6th most popular Iraqi Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Khalifah ibn Khayyat ranks 316 out of 561. Before him are André Clot, Edwin O. Reischauer, Quintus Claudius Quadrigarius, Joseph-François Michaud, Miroslav Hroch, and George Cœdès. After him are Domenico Losurdo, Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, Mikhail Pogodin, Cadmus of Miletus, Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, and Hafiz-i Abru.

Others Born in 777

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Pepin of Italy
POLITICIAN
777 - 810
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 1
Masawaiyh
PHYSICIAN
777 - 857
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 2
Khalifah ibn Khayyat
HISTORIAN
777 - 854
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 854

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Horik I
POLITICIAN
800 - 854
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 1
Khalifah ibn Khayyat
HISTORIAN
777 - 854
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 2

In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Khalifah ibn Khayyat ranks 293 out of 384. Before him are Tahir Yahya (1913), Ibrahim ibn Sinan (908), Yitzhak Kaduri (1898), Ali Larijani (1957), Ashur-nadin-ahhe II (-1500), and Jacob of Serugh (451). After him are Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni (1879), Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi (1938), Dinkha IV (1935), Tariq al-Hashimi (1942), Enlil-kudurri-usur (-1300), and Jaafar Al-Askari (1885).

Others born in Iraq

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Tahir Yahya
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1986
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 287
Ibrahim ibn Sinan
MATHEMATICIAN
908 - 946
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 288
Yitzhak Kaduri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1898 - 2006
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 289
Ali Larijani
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 290
Ashur-nadin-ahhe II
POLITICIAN
1500 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 291
Jacob of Serugh
WRITER
451 - 521
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 292
Khalifah ibn Khayyat
HISTORIAN
777 - 854
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 293
Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1879 - 1968
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 294
Mohammed Hamza Zubeidi
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2005
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 295
Dinkha IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2015
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 296
Tariq al-Hashimi
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 297
Enlil-kudurri-usur
POLITICIAN
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 298
Jaafar Al-Askari
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1936
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 299