Abu Said Gardezi
Abu Saʿīd Abdul-Hay ibn Dhaḥḥāk ibn Maḥmūd Gardēzī ( Persian ابوسعید عبدالحی بن ضحاک بن محمود گردیزی; † approx. 1061) was a Persian-Muslim geographer and historian of the early 11th century from Gardez . Gardezi's work “Zayn Al-Akhbar” is considered to be an important work for Islamic , Central Asian , Eastern European , Persian and Hungarian history. Gardezi offers one of the classic examples of Persian prose .
literature
Abu Said Gardezi . In: Ehsan Yarshater (Ed.): Encyclopædia Iranica (English, including references)
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| SURNAME | Gardezi, Abu Said |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gardēzī, Abu Saʿīd Abdul-Hay ibn Dhaḥḥāk ibn Maḥmūd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Persian-Muslim geographer and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1061 |