Ibn Khaldun died on 17 March 1406 in Cairo, aged 73. 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
- 1404Construction of Bibi-Khanym Mosque
- 19 February 1405Death of Timur
- 6 May 1405Birth of Skanderbeg
- 18 October 1405Birth of Pius II
- 17 March 1406Death of Ibn Khaldun
- from 14 August 1409 to 1 February 1411Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War
- 2 December 1409Founding of Leipzig University
- 1410Construction of tomb of Philip II the Bold
- 1410Construction of Prague Astronomical Clock
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