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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Muhammad al-Idrisi 6
Al-Idrisi canonical 5
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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 ⓘ
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Takrur → mentionedBy → al-Idrisi ⓘ
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Al-Idrisi → alsoKnownAs → Muhammad al-Idrisi ⓘ
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Al-Idrisi → alsoKnownAs → Sharif al-Idrisi ⓘ
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Al-Idrisi → alsoKnownAs → Abu Abdallah al-Idrisi ⓘ
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The Book of Roger → author → Muhammad al-Idrisi ⓘ
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The Book of Roger → author → Al-Idrisi ⓘ
Tabula Rogeriana → creator → Muhammad al-Idrisi ⓘ
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Tabula Rogeriana → author → Muhammad al-Idrisi ⓘ
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Kitab Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq al-afaq → author → Muhammad al-Idrisi ⓘ
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Njimi → mentionedInSource → al-Idrisi ⓘ
linked to: Al-Idrisi