Qudama ibn Ja'far
10th-century scholar of Abbasid era / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Qudāma ibn Jaʿfar al-Kātib al-Baghdādī (Arabic: قدامة بن جعفر الكاتب البغدادي; c. 873 – c. 932/948), was a Syriac scholar and administrator for the Abbasid Caliphate.
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Qudama ibn Ja'far al-Katib al-Baghdadi | |
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Born | 873/874 Basra? |
Died | c. 932/948 Baghdad? |
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Era | Islamic Golden Age (Abbasid era) |
School or tradition | Islamic (Sunni) |
Main interests | Islamic geography, Land Tax, Philosophy, History, Administration |
Notable works | Book of Land Tax and Art of the Secretary |
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