Ibn Fadlan: an Arab Among the Vikings of Russia
Overview
In 921, the Arab traveler Ahmad ibn Fadlan (fl. 920s) went on a diplomatic mission to what is now Russia. There he encountered numerous Turkic ...
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Ahmad Ibn Fadlan
fl. 920s
Arab Traveler
A theologian in the court of the Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir (fl. 908-932), Ahmad ibn Fadlan in the early 920s participated in a diplomatic mission from Baghdad ...
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Ahmad Ibn Fadlan
Tenth Century
Ahmad Ibn Fadlan lived near the city of Baghdad (in what is now Iraq) during the early 900s. Although not an Arab himself, Ibn Fadlan was an Islamic scholar, and he ser...
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Ibn Fadlan: an Arab Among the Vikings of Russia
Ahmad Ibn Fadlan