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Abu al-Fida
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Abū al-Fidā (1273–1331)

Arab historian and geographer. He was raised to royal rank 1310, becoming governor of the kingdom of Hama. His two best-known works are a universal history, which is one of the chief sources of information concerning the Saracens, and a treatise on geography.



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BCE) and Abulfeda (or Abu al-Fida, 1273-1331), as well as Battista Ramusio and Peter Martyr.
 
 
 
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