Ibn Hayyan
Ibn Hayyan | |
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| Born | 987 |
| Died | 1075 (aged 87–88) |
| Nationality | Andalusian |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Academic work | |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age |
| Main interests | History of Al-Andalus |
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Abū Marwān Ḥayyān ibn Khalaf ibn Ḥusayn ibn Ḥayyān al-Andalusī al-Qurṭubī (Arabic: ابن حيَّان القرطبي) (987–1075), usually known as Ibn Hayyan, was an Arab Muslim historian from Al-Andalus. His work provides an early reference to Viking raiders, called Majus by him.