Overview
Biography and setting
Al-Mas'udi is presented as historian and geographer associated with Baghdad and wider routes. The working chronology for this record is c. 283-346 AH / c. 896-956 CE. Known for geography, history, ethnography, and broad world description.
Research context
This profile can connect routes, cities, courts, pilgrimage, ethnographic observation, maps, trade, and travel writing.
Editorial expansion plan
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c. 283-346 AH / c. 896-956 CE
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Geography and travel
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