About Al-Masudi
al-Masʿūdī, c. 896–956, was a historian, geographer and traveler sometimes referred to as the "Herodotus of the Arabs". A polymath and prolific author of over twenty works on theology, history, geography, natural science and philosophy, his celebrated magnum opus The Meadows of Gold combines universal history with scientific geography, social commentary and biography.
Notable works:
Murūj al-dhahab wa-maʻādin al-jawhar
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