Abul-Fazl Bayhaqi
Abul-Fazl Bayhaqi (995–1077) was a historian, writer and secretary.
Also recorded as Abu al-Fadl Muhammad ibn Husayn Katib Bayhaqi · Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi · Bayhaqi · Abu al-Fadl Bayhaqi
Abul-Fazl Bayhaqi
تصاویری از نسخ خطی و چاپی تاریخ بیهقی در کتابخانه مجلس. · Public domain
- Born
- 995 · Sabzevar.
- Died
- 1077 · Ghazni.
- Nationality
- Ghaznavid Empire · Samanid Empire
- Occupation
- historian · writer · secretary · chronicler
- Teachers
- Abu Nasr Mushkan
- Known for
- Tarikh-e Beyhaqi
- Languages
- Persian · Arabic
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Biography
Born at Sabzevar in 995, died in Ghazni in 1077.
Training under Abu Nasr Mushkan is recorded. The recorded working language is Persian and Arabic. Residence is recorded at Bayhaq and Nishapur. Positions recorded include dabir. Works named in the authority record are Tarikh-e Beyhaqi.
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Places
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Bayhaq, Nishapur and Ghazni
Residences
Sabzevar.
Birth place
Ghazni.
Death place
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