Ibn Khaldun was born on 27 May 1332 in Tunis. An Arab historian and thinker born in Tunis, Ibn Khaldun served as an official and diplomat for rulers in North Africa and Granada before settling in Cairo, where he became a judge. His Muqaddimah, the introduction to his universal history, set out a method for analysing societies, with ideas about group solidarity, called asabiyyah, the rise and decline of dynasties, and the role of economic life. He met Timur outside Damascus in 1401 during the siege of that city. Modern scholars often regard him as a precursor of sociology, economics and the philosophy of history. He died in Cairo.
Before and after
- 13 March 1325Founding of Mexico City
- 14 June 1325Ibn Battuta sets out from Tangier
- 1330Construction of Riga Castle
- from 1331 to 1333Gümmenenkrieg
- 27 May 1332Birth of Ibn Khaldun
- 1334Construction of Sheikh Safi al-Din Khānegāh and Shrine Ensemble
- 1335Origins of Visoki Dečani
- from 1336 to 1646Vijayanagara Empire
- from 1336 to 1573Muromachi period
More in Art, literature & culture
- c. 500sRise of medieval music
- from 8th century to 9th centuryRise of Carolingian Renaissance
- 11th centuryPublication of The Song of Roland
- 1353Publication of The Decameron
- 1387Publication of The Canterbury Tales
- from 1478 to 1834Spanish Inquisition
The era
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