Abū Shāma Shihāb al-Dīn al-Maḳdisī (jan 10, 1203 – jun 13, 1267)
Description:
A historian and scholar from Damascus, his full name was Abū Shāma Shihāb al-Dīn al-Maqdisī. He is best known for Kitab al-Rawdatayn fi Akhbar al-Dawlatayn, a historical account of the Ayyubid dynasty and the Crusades.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 10, 1203
jun 13, 1267
~ 64 years