Ibn Hayyan

This article is about the historian from Al Andalus. For the alchemist, see Jābir ibn Hayyān. For other uses, see Ibn Hayyan (disambiguation).
Ibn Hayyan
Born987
Córdoba, Al-Andalus (now Spain)
Died1075 (aged 87–88)
NationalityAndalusian
OccupationHistorian
Academic work
EraIslamic Golden Age
Main interestsHistory of Al-Andalus
Notable works
  • Al-Muqtabis fi Tarikh al-Andalus
  • Al-Akhbar fi'l Dawla al-Amiriya
  • Kitab al-Matin

Abū Marwān Ḥayyān ibn Khalaf ibn Ḥusayn ibn Ḥayyān al-Andalusī al-Qurṭubī (Arabic: ابن حيَّان القرطبي) (987–1075), usually known as Ibn Hayyan, was an Arab[1] Muslim historian from Al-Andalus. His work provides an early reference to Viking raiders, called Majus by him.[2]

  1. ^ R. Menocal, Maria (2000). "The Literature of Al-Andalus". Cambridge University Press. p. 87.
  2. ^ Christys, Ann (2015). Vikings in Spain. Bloomsbury. p. 21. ISBN 9781474213752.