Ibn Taghribirdi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ibn Taghribirdi

historian

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1411

Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt

Date of Death: 05-Jun-1470

Profession: poet, historian

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Jamal al-Din Yusuf bin al-Amir Sayf al-Din Taghribirdi (Arabic: ???? ????? ???? ?? ?????? ??? ????? ???? ????), or Abu al-Ma?asin Yusuf ibn Taghri-Birdi, or Ibn Taghribirdi (2 February 1411— 5 June 1470; 813-874 Hijri) was an Egyptian historian born into the Turkish Mamluk elite of Cairo in the 15th century.
He studied under al-Ayni and al-Maqrizi, two of the leading Cairene historians and scholars of the day.
His 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.