Khalifa ibn Khayyat

Arab historian of Abbasid era (777-854)
Person human Q519405
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Khalifa ibn Khayyat

Summary

Khalifa ibn Khayyat is a human[1]. His place of birth was Basra[2]. He was born on January 1, 777[3]. He died in Basra[4]. He died on January 1, 854[5]. He worked as a historian[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Basra[2], Khalifa ibn Khayyat…
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat died in Basra[4].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat was born on January 1, 777[3].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat died on January 1, 854[5].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat held citizenship in Iraq[9].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat worked as a historian[6].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat worked as a writer[7].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's field of work was hadith[10].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's field of work was history[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Khalifa ibn Khayyat is Ṭabaqāt Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ[12].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's religion is recorded as Islam[13].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat is recorded as male[14].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat studied under Wakee ibn al-Jarrah[16].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خليفة بن خياط'}[17].

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Origins and Family

Born in Basra[2], Khalifa ibn Khayyat… he was born on January 1, 777[3].

Education

Khalifa ibn Khayyat studied under Wakee ibn al-Jarrah[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6] and writer[7]. Fields of work include hadith[10], an academic discipline[18] and history[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Khalifa ibn Khayyat is Ṭabaqāt Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ[12].

Personal Life

Khalifa ibn Khayyat's religion is recorded as Islam[13].

Death and Burial

Khalifa ibn Khayyat died on January 1, 854[5]. He passed away in Basra[4].

Why It Matters

Khalifa ibn Khayyat ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Khalifa ibn Khayyat born?

Khalifa ibn Khayyat's place of birth was Basra[2].

Where did Khalifa ibn Khayyat die?

Khalifa ibn Khayyat passed away in Basra[4].

What did Khalifa ibn Khayyat do for work?

Khalifa ibn Khayyat worked as historian[6] and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation historian, writer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
  2. 26d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship Iraq
    Sex or gender male
    Instance of human
    Student of Wakee ibn al-Jarrah
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30850|batch #30850]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (6)"
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