Al-Idrisi

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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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Al-Idrisi canonical 2
Muhammad al-Idrisi 1
al-Idrisi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab Muslim scholar
cartographer
geographer
medieval scientist
polymath
birthDate c. 1100
birthPlace Ceuta
North Africa
civilization Islamic Golden Age
commissionedBy Roger II of Sicily
deathDate c. 1165
describedRegion China
Europe
India
Mediterranean Basin
Middle East
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
employer Roger II of Sicily
era 12th century
ethnicity Arab
linked to: Arabs
fieldOfWork cartography
geography
regional description
topography
fullName Abu Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Idris al-Sharif
influenced European cartography
later Islamic geographers
knownFor Kitab Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq
Tabula Rogeriana
The Book of Roger
geographical encyclopedia
medieval world map
language Arabic
legacy major source on 12th-century geography
one of the most advanced medieval world maps
mapOrientation south-up world map
method synthesis of earlier geographical sources
use of travelers’ reports
name Muhammad al-Idrisi
linked to: Al-Idrisi
notableWork Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq
Tabula Rogeriana
occupation cartographer
geographer
traveler
writer
patron Roger II of Sicily
religion Islam
residence Palermo
workedAt court of Roger II in Palermo
linked to: County of Sicily

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Ghana Empire knownFromSource Al-Idrisi
Al-Idrisi name Muhammad al-Idrisi
linked to: Al-Idrisi
Takrur mentionedBy al-Idrisi
linked to: Al-Idrisi