Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif
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Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif, better known as Al-Idrisi, was a 12th-century Arab Muslim geographer and cartographer renowned for creating one of the most advanced world maps and geographical encyclopedias of the medieval period.
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| Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Arab Muslim scholar
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cartographer ⓘ geographer ⓘ medieval scholar ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Abu Abdallah al-Idrisi
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Muhammad al-Idrisi NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharif al-Idrisi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Almoravid Empire
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Ceuta NERFINISHED ⓘ Sabta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1100 ⓘ |
| civilizationContext | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear |
1165
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1166 ⓘ |
| describedRegion |
Asia
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Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean region ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticAffiliation | Idrisid family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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geography ⓘ topography ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| fullName | Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic geography
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later medieval European cartography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ptolemy
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earlier Islamic geographers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mapOrientation | south-up world map ⓘ |
| mapType | mappa mundi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
compiling a comprehensive geographical encyclopedia
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creating one of the most advanced medieval world maps ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq
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Tabula Rogeriana NERFINISHED ⓘ The Book of Roger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| usedSources |
classical geographical texts
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reports of travelers and merchants ⓘ |
| workedAt | court of Roger II of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kingdom of Sicily
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Palermo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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