Ibn Hayyan

Ibn Hayyan
Ibn Hayyan
Born	987; Córdoba, Al-Andalus (now Spain)
Died	1075
Nationality	Andalusian
Occupation	Historian
Academic work
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Main interests	History 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]

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

[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.

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Ibn Hayyan
Born	987 Córdoba, Al-Andalus (now Spain)
Died	1075
Nationality	Andalusian
Occupation	Historian

Academic work
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Main interests	History of Al-Andalus
Notable works	Al-Muqtabis fi Tarikh al-Andalus Al-Akhbar fi'l Dawla al-Amiriya Kitab al-Matin