OverviewA historian who asked why societies and ruling families rise and decline.CategoryScholarPeriodc. 1332 – 1406 CE
A memorable ideaHe called a group’s shared loyalty asabiyya. He argued that this bond helps people work together and build political power.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Khaldun
His workThe Muqaddimah explains these ideas before his larger history. It studies how trade, habits and social relationships affect events, not only what rulers did.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Khaldun
SourcesOriginal summaries of the cited sources. Qur’anic accounts, later traditions and historical estimates are distinguished; brief profiles do not settle scholarly disagreements.TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam — Ibn Khaldun
