Ibn Zaydan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIbn Zaydan
Moroccan writer
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Meknes, Fès-Meknès, Morocco
Date of Death: 16-Nov-1946
Profession: poet, historian
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Ibn Zaydan
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Zaydan (1878–1946) was a Moroccan historian and literary author.
- He was a great-grandson of sultan Moulay Ismael and is considered one of the best sources on the history of his native city Meknes, but also on the Alaouite dynasty.
- After the installation of the French protectorate he accepted the function of vice-director of the military school of Dâr al-Bayda in Meknes, today's military academy of the city.
- The Ithaf, his main work of eight volumes, comprehends hundreds of biographies, like those of the sultans Abderrahman and Hassan I.
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