OverviewA historian who recorded Cairo’s buildings, institutions and hard economic times.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1364 – c. 1442 CE
Life and settingAl-Maqrizi lived in Mamluk Cairo and wrote about the city's monuments, institutions and earlier dynasties.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyHis works also discuss famine, money and social conditions. Their detailed attention to urban and economic life makes them important sources for the history of Egypt.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
SourcesOriginal concise biography based on the cited references. Historical reports, later devotional traditions and uncertain dates are distinguished where relevant.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
