Ibn Khaldun was an Arab scholar, historian, philosopher, and sociologist.
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During the 1400-1401 siege of Damascus, Ibn Khaldun personally negotiated with Timur (Tamerlane) and later wrote reports on Timur's character for the Marinid rulers in Fez.
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Ibn Khaldūn (27 May 1332 - 17 March 1406, 732-808 AH) was an Arab Tunisian scholar, historian, philosopher, and sociologist.
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27 May 1332
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17 March 1406
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He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and is considered by a number of scholars to be a major forerunner of historiography, sociology, economics, and demography studies.
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Ibn Khaldūn (27 May 1332 - 17 March 1406, 732-808 AH) was an Arab Tunisian scholar, historian, philosopher, and sociologist.
Associated With: Timur, Later life
Ibn Khaldūn remained at the besieged city for seven weeks, being lowered over the city wall by ropes to negotiate with Timur, in a historic series of meetings that he reported extensively in his autobiography.
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Ibn Khaldūn (27 May 1332 - 17 March 1406, 732-808 AH) was an Arab Tunisian scholar, historian, philosopher, and sociologist.
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