Ibn Khaldun
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Ibn Khaldun was a 14th-century Arab historian, philosopher, and sociologist best known for his pioneering work on historiography and social theory in his book "Muqaddimah."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ibn Khaldun canonical | 10 |
| Abu Zayd Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun al-Hadrami | 1 |
| Muslim philosopher Ibn Khaldun | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ibn Khaldun Context triple: [Islamic Golden Age, notableScholar, Ibn Khaldun]
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Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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Averroes
Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, jurist, and physician renowned for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle and his major influence on both Islamic and Western medieval thought.
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Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
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Al-Kindi
Al-Kindi was a pioneering 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician, and polymath often called the “Philosopher of the Arabs” for his role in introducing and developing Greek philosophy within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn Khaldun Target entity description: Ibn Khaldun was a 14th-century Arab historian, philosopher, and sociologist best known for his pioneering work on historiography and social theory in his book "Muqaddimah."
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A.
Al-Biruni
Al-Biruni was an 11th-century Persian polymath renowned for his pioneering works in astronomy, mathematics, geography, and comparative religion.
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B.
Averroes
Averroes was a 12th-century Andalusian Muslim philosopher, jurist, and physician renowned for his extensive commentaries on Aristotle and his major influence on both Islamic and Western medieval thought.
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C.
Ibn al-Bawwab
Ibn al-Bawwab was an influential 10th–11th century Persian calligrapher renowned for refining and codifying classical Arabic scripts, particularly in Qur’anic manuscripts.
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D.
Al-Farabi
Al-Farabi was a pioneering 10th-century Islamic philosopher and polymath, often called the “Second Teacher” after Aristotle, whose works profoundly shaped medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy.
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E.
Al-Kindi
Al-Kindi was a pioneering 9th-century Arab philosopher, mathematician, and polymath often called the “Philosopher of the Arabs” for his role in introducing and developing Greek philosophy within the Islamic intellectual tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab intellectual
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Islamic scholar ⓘ economist ⓘ historian ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ political theorist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1332-05-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Hafsid dynasty
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surface form:
Hafsid Sultanate
Tunis ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cairo ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 14th century ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Hafsid dynasty
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surface form:
Hafsid Sultanate
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| concept |
asabiyyah
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rise and fall of civilizations ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1406-03-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cairo
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Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt
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| denomination | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| educatedAt | traditional Islamic schools in Tunis ⓘ |
| era |
Islamic Golden Age
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surface form:
Medieval Islamic period
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| ethnicGroup |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
|
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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historiography ⓘ philosophy of history ⓘ political science ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ibn Khaldun
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Abu Zayd Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Khaldun al-Hadrami
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| genre |
historical writing
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political thought ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Abd al-Rahman ⓘ |
| influenced |
historiography
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modern sociology ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic theology
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earlier Muslim historians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Muqaddimah as a prolegomenon to history
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cyclical theory of dynasties and states ⓘ foundational contributions to sociology ⓘ pioneering work in philosophy of history ⓘ theory of asabiyyah ⓘ |
| kunya | Abu Zayd ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| madhhab | Maliki ⓘ |
| movement | Islamic philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Ibn Khaldun self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kitab al-Ibar
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Muqaddimah ⓘ |
| occupation |
diplomat
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judge ⓘ qadi ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Maliki chief judge in Cairo ⓘ |
| region |
North Africa
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surface form:
Maghreb
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| religion | Islam ⓘ |
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Subject: Ibn Khaldun Description of subject: Ibn Khaldun was a 14th-century Arab historian, philosopher, and sociologist best known for his pioneering work on historiography and social theory in his book "Muqaddimah."
Referenced by (12)
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