Khalifa ibn Khayyat

Arab historian of Abbasid era (777-854)
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Summary

Khalifa ibn Khayyat is a human[1]. His place of birth was Basra[2]. He was born on January 1, 777[3]. He died in Basra[4]. He died on January 1, 854[5]. He worked as a historian[6], writer[7], and genealogist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Basra[2].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat died in Basra[4].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat was born on January 1, 777[3].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat died on January 1, 854[5].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat held citizenship in Iraq[10].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat worked as a historian[6].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat worked as a writer[7].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat worked as a genealogist[8].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's field of work was hadith[11].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's field of work was history[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Khalifa ibn Khayyat is Ṭabaqāt Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ[13].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's religion is recorded as Islam[14].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat is recorded as male[15].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat studied under Wakee ibn al-Jarrah[17].
  • Khalifa ibn Khayyat's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'خليفة بن خياط'}[18].

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Origins and Family

Born in Basra[2], Khalifa ibn Khayyat… he was born on January 1, 777[3].

Education

Khalifa ibn Khayyat studied under Wakee ibn al-Jarrah[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], writer[7], and genealogist[8]. Fields of work include hadith[11], an academic discipline[19] and history[12], an academic discipline[20].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Khalifa ibn Khayyat is Ṭabaqāt Khalīfah ibn Khayyāṭ[13].

Personal Life

Khalifa ibn Khayyat's religion is recorded as Islam[14].

Death and Burial

Khalifa ibn Khayyat died on January 1, 854[5]. He passed away in Basra[4].

Why It Matters

Khalifa ibn Khayyat ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Khalifa ibn Khayyat born?

Khalifa ibn Khayyat's place of birth was Basra[2].

Where did Khalifa ibn Khayyat die?

Khalifa ibn Khayyat passed away in Basra[4].

What did Khalifa ibn Khayyat do for work?

Khalifa ibn Khayyat worked as historian[6], writer[7], and genealogist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'hi', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ms', 'pnb',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → historian, writer, genealogist
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  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Iraq
    Sex or gender → male
    Instance of → human
    Student of → Waki ibn al-Jarrah
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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