OverviewA traveller who turned information about places and writers into reference books.CategoryScholarPeriodBirth date unknown · d. c. 1229 CE
Life and settingYaqut travelled widely and gathered information about settlements, scholars and the written culture of the Islamic world.Source: TDV Encyclopaedia of Islam
Work and legacyMu‘jam al-Buldan records geographical names and related historical information. His literary-biographical dictionary preserves material about writers and scholars from earlier generations.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
