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Majd ad-Dīn Ibn Athir

Majd ad-Dīn Ibn Athir (1150–1210) was a historian, biographer and lexicographer.

Also recorded as Majd Al Dīn Al Mubārak Ibn Muḥammad Ibn Al Athīr

Biography

Born at Cizre in 1150, died in Mosul in 1210.

Sibt ibn al-Jawzi is recorded as having studied under Majd ad-Dīn Ibn Athir. The recorded working language is Arabic.

Works named in the authority record are Jāmiʻ al-uṣūl fī aḥādīth al-Rasūl and al-Nihāyah fī Gharīb al-ḥadīth wa-al-athar.

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Places

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  • Cizre

    Birth place

  • Mosul

    Death place

Primary material

Documents and archives

Citations

References

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.

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