Istakhri

Summary

Istakhri is a human^[1]. He was born in Istakhr^[2]. He was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died on +0957-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4]. He worked as a geographer^[5], cartographer^[6], and traveler^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Istakhri's place of birth was Istakhr^[2].
• Istakhri was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Istakhri was born on +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Istakhri was born on +0907-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Istakhri died on +0957-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4].
• Istakhri held citizenship in Samanid Empire^[11].
• Istakhri worked as a geographer^[5].
• Istakhri worked as a cartographer^[6].
• Istakhri's professions included traveler^[7].
• Istakhri's field of work was geography^[12].
• Istakhri's field of work was cartography^[13].
• A notable work attributed to Istakhri is Masalik al-Mamalik^[14].
• Istakhri is recorded as male^[15].
• Istakhri's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Istakhri's ISNI is recorded as 0000000118793019^[17].
• Istakhri's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 47155092^[18].
• Istakhri's GND ID is recorded as 102509379^[19].
• Istakhri's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr90002611^[20].
• Istakhri's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13006640x^[21].
• Istakhri's IdRef ID is recorded as 058471448^[22].
• Istakhri's Commons category is recorded as Estakhri^[23].
• Istakhri's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06gtps^[24].
• Istakhri's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20181008165^[25].
• Istakhri's given name is recorded as Ibrahim^[26].
• Istakhri's SELIBR ID is recorded as 191236^[27].

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Origins and Family

Istakhri was born in Istakhr^[2]. Recorded date of birth include +0850-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3] and +0907-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer^[5], cartographer^[6], and traveler^[7]. Fields of work include geography^[12], an academic discipline^[28] and cartography^[13], a branch of science^[29].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Istakhri is Masalik al-Mamalik^[14].

Death and Burial

Istakhri died on +0957-01-01T00:00:00Z^[4].

Why It Matters

Istakhri ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] He is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Works attributed to him include Masalik al-Mamalik^[32], a written work^[33], written by him^[34].

FAQs

Where was Istakhri born?

Istakhri's place of birth was Istakhr^[2].

What did Istakhri do for work?

Istakhri worked as geographer^[5], cartographer^[6], and traveler^[7].