Andalusian geographer (1100–1165). Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti was born in 1110 in what is now Morocco. Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti is remembered as a cartographer, geographer and Egyptologist. Notable works include “Tabula Rogeriana”.
Before and after
- 1101Crusade of 1101
- from 1102 to 1109Siege of Tripoli
- 1106Construction of Gelati Monastery
- from 1107 to 1110Norwegian Crusade
- 1110Birth of Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti
- 1110Construction of Maiden's Tower
- from 19 October 1110 to 5 December 1110Siege of Sidon
- 19 December 1111Death of Al-Ghazali
- from c. 1113 to 1150Suryavarman II builds Angkor Wat
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