Al-Mas'udi

10th-century Arab historian, geographer, and traveller
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Al-Mas'udi

Summary

Al-Mas'udi is a human[1]. Born in Baghdad[2], he… he was born on January 1, 896[3]. He died in Al-Fustat[4]. He died on January 1, 957[5]. He worked as a geographer[6], historian[7], writer[8], traveler[9], and researcher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,017 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Al-Mas'udi's place of birth was Baghdad[2].
  • Al-Mas'udi died in Al-Fustat[4].
  • Al-Mas'udi was born on January 1, 896[3].
  • Al-Mas'udi died on January 1, 957[5].
  • Al-Mas'udi held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[12].
  • Arabic was Al-Mas'udi's native language[13].
  • Al-Mas'udi worked as a geographer[6].
  • Al-Mas'udi's professions included historian[7].
  • Al-Mas'udi worked as a writer[8].
  • Al-Mas'udi worked as a traveler[9].
  • Al-Mas'udi's professions included researcher[10].
  • Al-Mas'udi's field of work was history[14].
  • Al-Mas'udi's field of work was geography[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Mas'udi is The Meadows of Gold[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Al-Mas'udi is Kitab al-tanbih wa al-ishraf[17].
  • Al-Mas'udi's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[18].
  • Al-Mas'udi is recorded as male[19].
  • Al-Mas'udi's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Al-Mas'udi's Commons category is recorded as Al-Masudi[21].
  • Al-Mas'udi's given name is recorded as Ali[22].
  • Al-Mas'udi's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Al-Masudi[23].
  • Al-Mas'udi's relative is recorded as Abdullah ibn Masud[24].
  • Al-Mas'udi studied under Niftawayh[25].
  • Al-Mas'udi's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
  • Al-Mas'udi's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Baghdad[2], Al-Mas'udi… he was born on January 1, 896[3]. Arabic was his native language[13].

Education

Al-Mas'udi studied under Niftawayh[25].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer[6], historian[7], writer[8], traveler[9], and researcher[10]. Fields of work include history[14], an academic discipline[28] and geography[15], an academic discipline[29].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Meadows of Gold[16], a written work[30] and Kitab al-tanbih wa al-ishraf[17], a creative work[31], founded in 0999[32].

Personal Life

Al-Mas'udi's religion is recorded as Shia Islam[18].

Death and Burial

Al-Mas'udi died on January 1, 957[5]. He died in Al-Fustat[4].

Why It Matters

Al-Mas'udi ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,017 views/month, #7,122 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Works attributed to him include The Meadows of Gold[35], a written work[36].

FAQs

Where was Al-Mas'udi born?

Born in Baghdad[2], Al-Mas'udi…

Where did Al-Mas'udi die?

Al-Mas'udi died in Al-Fustat[4].

What did Al-Mas'udi do for work?

Al-Mas'udi worked as geographer[6], historian[7], writer[8], traveler[9], and researcher[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Yzkoc · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → geographer, historian, writer +2
    Tdv encyclopedia of islam id → mesudi-ali-b-huseyin
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Library of the World's Best Literature +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7314]]: mesudi-ali-b-huseyin"
  2. 7w ago · ForzaGreen · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → geographer, historian, writer +2
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q201788]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269158|batch #269158]]"
  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Markku Pusenius
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  4. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 539176
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  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0048889-Masudi-Abu-lHasan-Ali-ibn-Husain-al-asi-900956
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: p0048889-Masudi-Abu-lHasan-Ali-ibn-Husain-al-asi-900956, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  6. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01321908
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  7. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged license → —
    Citizenship → —
    Image unavailable reason → —
    Sex or gender → male
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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