Ibn Iyas

 ( 15th-century Egyptian Historians ) 

Muhammad ibn Iyas (June 1448 – 1522/4) is one of the most important historians in modern Egyptian history.

He was an eyewitness to the Ottoman invasion of Egypt. He was born in Cairo and took his first education there.

His quotes have been used in many references such as his statement on Mamluk Sultan Al-Nasir Muhammad: "His name was mentioned everywhere like no other king's name. All the kings wrote to him, sent gifts to him and feared him. The whole of Egypt was in his grasp."

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Work Ibn Iyas was the author of a five-volume history of Egypt, totalling over 3,000 pages, Findarticles.com entitled "Badāʼi al-zuhūr fī waqāʼi al-zuhūr".

ابن إياس ؛ Ibn (2025). 9789774196232, الهيئة المصرية العامة للكتاب، Almisriya. ISBN 9789774196232

• ibn Iyas, 1921, An account of the Ottoman conquest of Egypt in the year A.H. 922 (A.D. 1516)

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External links

• Sotheby's October 9, 2013, auction of an autograph unicum of his Kitab 'aja'ib al-akhbar li-khutat misr al-amsar.

Categories: 15th-century Egyptian Historians, 1448 Births, 1520s Deaths, 16th-century Egyptian People, 16th-century Historians, Egyptian Historians Of Islam, Circassian Mamluks, Scholars From The Mamluk Sultanate, Critics Of Ibn Arabi

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