Ibn Shahriyar
Buzurg ibn Shahriyār al-Rāmhurmuzī was a 10th-century Persian merchant captain from Ramhormoz. He penned a collection of stories in Arabic, entitled ʿAjāʾib al-Hind (Wonders of India). The latest datable story in the collection is from 953.
Also recorded as Al-Ramhormuzi · Buzurg Ibn Shahriyar of Ramhormuz
Ibn Shahriyar
- Born
- 900
- Died
- 961
- Occupation
- explorer · traveler · writer · geographer
- Languages
- Arabic
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Buzurg ibn Shahriyār al-Rāmhurmuzī was a 10th-century Persian merchant captain from Ramhormoz. He penned a collection of stories in Arabic, entitled ʿAjāʾib al-Hind (Wonders of India). The latest datable story in the collection is from 953.
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Born in 900, died in 961.
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