Shafi' bin Ali el-Masry | |
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Born | Nasir el-Din Shafi' bin Ali bin Abbas el-Kinani el-Asqalani el-Masry
(ناصر الدين شافع بن علي بن عباس الكناني العسقلاني المصري) 1251 Cairo, Egyptian Sultanate |
Died | 1330 (aged 78–79) Cairo, Egyptian Sultanate |
Occupation | historian, biographer, writer, poet, military commander |
Relatives | Mohie el-Din bin Abdel Zahir (uncle) Fath el-Din bin Abdel Zahir (cousin) |
Nasir el-Din Shafi’ bin Ali bin Abbas el-Kinani el-Asqalani el-Masry (Egyptian Arabic: ناصر الدين شافع بن علي بن عباس الكناني العسقلاني المصري) (1330 – 1251), commonly known as Shafi' bin Ali el-Masry was an Egyptian writer, historian, biographer, poet and military commander who participated in the conquests of the Egyptian army during the era of Sultan El-Mansur Seif el-Din Qalawun.[1][2][3][4]