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When did Al-Masudi live?

  • 896-956

  • 824-873

  • 789-840

  • 905-960

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Al-Masudi lived from 896 to 956 CE. He was a Persian historian, geographer, and traveler. He is considered one of the greatest Islamic historians and geographers of all time. His most famous work is the Muruj al-Dhahab ("Meadows of Gold"), which is a universal history of the world from the creation to the year 947 CE.
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