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Ahmad ibn Fadlan
10th-century Arab traveller and ethnographer
Born 879
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10th-century Baghdad traveler whose detailed account of an embassy to the Volga Bulgars became the primary source on Viking life and culture. His risāla put him on the map—literally and historically.
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Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi or simply known as Ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century Arab traveler from Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir to the king of the Volga Bulgars, known as his risāla.
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Momentum3.3
Historical19.3
Source confidence60.0
Completeness45.0
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