Ibn al-Fuwati

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Ibn al-Fuwati (1244–1323) (Arabic: ابن الفوطي) was an Iraqi historian who wrote a great deal, but whose works have mostly been lost. Large portions of his biographical dictionary Madjma' al-adab fi mu'djam al-alqab. He was active in Iraq and Azerbaijan, and his most famous teaching position was at the Madrasa Mustansiriya.

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