Ibn Khordadbeh

Persian geographer and official (died 913)
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Ibn Khordadbeh
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Ibn Khordadbeh

Summary

Ibn Khordadbeh is a human[1]. He was born in Khorasan[2]. He was born on +0820-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +0912-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a geographer[5], historian[6], musician[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ibn Khordadbeh's place of birth was Khorasan[2].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh was born on +0820-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh died on +0912-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[10].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh worked as a geographer[5].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh worked as a historian[6].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh worked as a musician[7].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh worked as a writer[8].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's field of work was etnomusicology[11].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's field of work was geography[12].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh held the position of Post office (diwan)[13].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's education included a stint at Baghdad[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Ibn Khordadbeh is Book of Roads and Kingdoms[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Ibn Khordadbeh is AL-Lahw wa'l-malahi[16].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's image is recorded as Khordadbeh.jpg[17].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh is recorded as male[18].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's ISNI is recorded as 0000000121033723[20].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100186567[21].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's GND ID is recorded as 102413525[22].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89105578[23].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's IdRef ID is recorded as 07708229X[24].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09thc2[25].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's given name is recorded as Ubaydullah[26].
  • Ibn Khordadbeh's given name is recorded as Abu'l Qasim[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Khorasan[2], Ibn Khordadbeh… he was born on +0820-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Ibn Khordadbeh was educated at Baghdad[14]. He studied under Ishaq al-Mawsili[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer[5], historian[6], musician[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include etnomusicology[11], an academic discipline[29] and geography[12], an academic discipline[30]. Ibn Khordadbeh held the position of Post office (diwan)[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Book of Roads and Kingdoms[15], a written work[31], written by Ibn Khordadbeh[32] and AL-Lahw wa'l-malahi[16], a written work[33], written by him[34].

Death and Burial

Ibn Khordadbeh died on +0912-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Ibn Khordadbeh ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (75 views/month, #7,236 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Works attributed to him include Book of Roads and Kingdoms[37], a written work[38], written by him[39].

FAQs

Where was Ibn Khordadbeh born?

Ibn Khordadbeh's place of birth was Khorasan[2].

What did Ibn Khordadbeh do for work?

Ibn Khordadbeh worked as geographer[5], historian[6], musician[7], and writer[8].

Where did Ibn Khordadbeh go to school?

Ibn Khordadbeh was educated at Baghdad[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . shamela.ws. shamela.ws. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . shamela.ws. shamela.ws. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . viaf.org. viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . Q84353965. wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] . wikidata.org.
  25. [16] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Notable work Book of Roads and Kingdoms, AL-Lahw wa'l-malahi
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