Jabir ibn Hayyan was born in 721 CE in Tus. An early Islamic alchemist and polymath, Jabir ibn Hayyan is known in Latin Europe as Geber. Around him grew up a large body of writings in Arabic, the Jabirian corpus, which discuss the theory of metals as composed of sulfur and mercury, the preparation of acids and other substances, and distillation methods. Many scholars believe that most of these works were written later by followers, and the details of his own life are very uncertain. His name became associated with the foundations of chemistry, and later Latin works under the name Geber were influential in Europe.
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- 712 CEConstruction of Qasr Amra
- from 15 July 717 CE to 15 August 718 CESiege of Constantinople
- from 718 CE to 910 CEKingdom of Asturias
- from 719 CE to 1798Construction of Abbey of Saint Gall
- 721 CEBirth of Jabir ibn Hayyan
- from 722 CE to 1492Reconquista
- c. 723 CEOrigins of Kathmandu
- c. 742 CEBirth of Charlemagne
- from 744 CE to 747 CEThird Fitna
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