Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat

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Summary

Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat was born on January 1, 770[1], in Baghdad[2]. He died on January 1, 844[3]. He worked as an astrologer[4] and astronomer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (81 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: January 1, 835[7], 835[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Abbasid Caliphate[9]
  • Native language: Arabic[10]
  • Field of work: astrology[11]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Given name: Yahya[14]
  • Student of: Mashallah ibn Athari[15]
  • Described by source: al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[17]
  • Name in native language: يحيى الخياط[18], يحيى بن غالب الخياط[19]
  • Writing language: Arabic[20]

Why It Matters

Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat born?

Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat was born in Baghdad[2].

What did Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat do for work?

Abu 'Ali al-Khaiyat worked as an astrologer[4] and astronomer[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · SR5 · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → n87874054
    Viaf cluster id → 71145601966701321622, 21206998
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007275362605171
    Wellcome collection concept id → b4xe7kkd
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  2. 8w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'يحيى الخياط'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'يحيى بن غالب الخياط'}
    Given name → Yahya
    Date of death → +0844-01-01T00:00:00Z, +0835-01-01T00:00:00Z, +0835-00-00T00:00:00Z
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  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q299371
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  4. 22w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of death → +0844-01-01T00:00:00Z, +0835-01-01T00:00:00Z, +0835-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ Date of death: 835"
  5. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Student of → Mashallah ibn Athari
    Religion or worldview → Islam
    Native language → Arabic
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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