Ahmad ibn Fadlan

Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi or simply known as Ibn Fadlan, was a 10th-century Arab traveler from Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir to the king of the Volga Bulgars, known as his risāla.

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Who was born first?

• Ahmad ibn Fadlan was born 1 year after Odo of Cluny
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan was born 3 years before Saadia Gaon
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan was born 6 years after Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan was born 31 years after Ingólfr Arnarson
• Ahmad ibn Fadlan was born 33 years before Ibrahim ibn Yaqub

Timeline

1. Ingólfr Arnarsoncirca AD 848 – circa AD 910
2. Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'aricirca AD 873 – AD 935
3. Odo of ClunyAD 878 – November 18, AD 942
4. Ahmad ibn Fadlan (this page)circa AD 879 – AD 922
5. Saadia GaonJuly AD 882 – May 16, AD 942
6. Ibrahim ibn Yaqub912–966

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