# Elia Capsali

> Elijah ben Elkanah Capsali was a notable rabbi and historian. Capsali, an important historian of Muslim and Ottoman history, has a medieval historical approach, with early modern subject matter. Capsali's chronicle may be the first example of a diasporic Jew writing a history of their own location (Venice).

*Muslim rabbi and historian*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/elia-capsali

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Turkey
- **Born:** 1490
- **Died:** 1555
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Elijah Capsali](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Capsali)
- [إلياس كابسالي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A)
- [الياس كابسالى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89)
- [אליהו קפשאלי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95_%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%A9%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99)
- [Elijah Capsali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Capsali)
- [Iliya Capsali](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliya_Capsali)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1329371)

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