Jamal al-Din Yusuf bin al-Amir Sayf al-Din Taghribirdi (Arabic: جمال الدين يوسف بن الأمير سيف الدين تغري بردي), or Abū al-Maḥāsin Yūsuf ibn Taghrī-Birdī, or Ibn Taghribirdi[1] (2 February 1411— 5 June 1470; 813–874 Hijri) was an Islamic historian born in the 15th century in Mamluk Egypt. He studied under al-Ayni and al-Maqrizi, two of the leading Cairene historians and scholars of the day.[2]
Ibn Taghribirdi
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| Born | Jamal al-Din Ibn Yusuf (1411-02-02)2 February 1411 Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate (modern-day Egypt) |
| Died | 5 June 1470(1470-06-05) (aged 59) Cairo, Mamluk Sultanate |
| Resting place | Cairo, Egypt |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Years active | circa 1435–1470 |
| Notable works | Al-Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira النجوم الزاھرۃ فی ملوک مصر والقاھرۃ |
Ibn Taghribirdi's most famous work is a multi-volume chronicle of Egypt and the Mamluk sultanate called al-Nujum al-zahira fi muluk Misr wa'l-Qahira. His style is annalistic and gives precise dates for most events; this format makes it clear that Ibn Taghribirdi had privileged access to the sultans and their records. The name "Taghribirdi" is cognate to modern Turkish『Tanrıverdi』and means god-given in Turkic languages.
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