Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (Arabic: إبراهيم بن يعقوبIbrâhîm ibn Ya'qûb al-Ṭarṭûshi or al-Ṭurṭûshî; Hebrew: אברהם בן יעקב, Avraham ben Yaʿakov; fl. 961–62) was a 10th-century Hispano-Arabic, Sephardi Jewish traveler, probably a merchant, who may have also engaged in diplomacy and espionage. His travelogue, Kitab al-Istibsar includes descriptions of various cities and regions as well as accounts of the customs and daily life of the people he encountered on his travels.[1]
^R. L. Nettler, Ibrahim ibn Yaqub," in "Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia, (New York: Routledge, 2006), pp. 378-379.
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infantry were part of Alexander Nevsky's druzhina.[citation needed] IbrahimibnYaqub, who traveled in 961–62 in Central Europe, mentions that the drużyna...
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deforestation, and from written reports provided by IbrahimibnYaqub, a 10th-century Jewish traveler. Ibrahim described also other features of Slavic life,...
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the Wends "These men have blue eyes, ruddy faces, and long hair". IbrahimibnYaqub mentioned the Slavs were bearded. Procopius wrote that the Slavs "are...
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the State. According to a travelogue of a visit to Prague in 960 by IbrahimibnYaqub, small pieces of cloth were used as a means of trade, with these cloths...
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wax, but those surely did not provide enough income. According to IbrahimibnYaqub, Prague in Bohemia, a city built of stone, was the main center for...
written accounts include that of the 10th century Andalusian traveller IbrahimibnYaqub that describes those living in Hedeby would throw excess children...
physician for Abu Yaqub Yusuf, the Almohad caliph, to whom he recommended Ibn Rushd (Averroës) as his own future successor in 1169. Ibn Rushd later reports...
commander Isa ibn Musa after the uprising had been suppressed in Medina to immediately go to Iraq with his troops. When Ibrahim heard that Isa ibn Musa was...
town of Tortosa in Spanish Al-Andalus, known by his Arabic name, IbrahimibnYaqub, was the first chronicler to mention the Polish state ruled by Prince...
long more popular than wine. In 996, the Sephardi Jewish traveller IbrahimibnYaqub wrote that "besides food, meat and land for ploughing, the country...
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