Ahmad ibn Fadlan

10th-century Arab traveller and ethnographer
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Ahmad ibn Fadlan

Summary

Ahmad ibn Fadlan is a human[1]. Born in Baghdad[2], he… he was born on 879[3]. He died on 922[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], geographer[6], diplomat[7], traveler[8], and travel writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,996 views/month, #6,739 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's place of birth was Baghdad[2].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan was born on 879[3].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan died on 922[4].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's professions included explorer[5].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan worked as a geographer[6].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan worked as a diplomat[7].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan worked as a traveler[8].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's professions included travel writer[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Ahmad ibn Fadlan is Mission to the Volga[11].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's religion is recorded as Islam[12].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan is recorded as male[13].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's given name is recorded as Ahmed[15].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's given name is recorded as Ahmad[16].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ibn Fadlan[17].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's work location is recorded as Volga Bulgaria[18].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's floruit is recorded as 1000[19].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's described by source is recorded as al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[22].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[23].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's Commons Creator page is recorded as Ahmad ibn Fadlan[24].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أحمد بن فضلان'}[25].
  • Ahmad ibn Fadlan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد ابن حماد'}[26].

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Origins and Family

Born in Baghdad[2], Ahmad ibn Fadlan… he was born on 879[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[5], geographer[6], diplomat[7], traveler[8], and travel writer[9].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ahmad ibn Fadlan is Mission to the Volga[11].

Personal Life

Ahmad ibn Fadlan's religion is recorded as Islam[12].

Death and Burial

Ahmad ibn Fadlan died on 922[4].

Why It Matters

Ahmad ibn Fadlan ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,996 views/month, #6,739 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Works attributed to him include Mission to the Volga[29], a written work[30].

FAQs

Where was Ahmad ibn Fadlan born?

Ahmad ibn Fadlan's place of birth was Baghdad[2].

What did Ahmad ibn Fadlan do for work?

Ahmad ibn Fadlan worked as explorer[5], geographer[6], diplomat[7], traveler[8], and travel writer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz author id → a40c7c05-3313-4f0e-9f40-62c3882357bc
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  2. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'ba', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'cv', 'da',
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 7w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أحمد بن فضلان'}, {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد ابن
    Date of death → +0922-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1559]]: أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد ابن حماد, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269156|batch #269156]]"
  4. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 880224
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  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0433595-Ibn-Faḍlan-Aḥmad-cinny-10-stoleti
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  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → explorer, geographer, diplomat +2
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  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01317510
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  8. 21w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Work location → Volga Bulgaria
    Sex or gender → male
    Notable work → Mission to the Volga
    Place of birth → Baghdad
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q193391]]"
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