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Ibn Khaldūn
Ibn Khaldun was an Arab scholar, historian, philosopher, and sociologist. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and is considered by a number of scholars to be a major forerunner of historiography, sociology, economics, and demography studies.
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Born 27 May 1332 · Died 17 March 1406 · Q9294
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The only people who accept slavery are the Negroes, owing to their low degree of humanity and proximity to the animal stage. Other persons who accept the status of slave do so as a means of attaining high rank, or power, or wealth, as is the case with the Mameluke Turks in the East and with those Franks and Galicians who enter the service of the state [in Spain].
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2026· 2 entries
TRT World: How Hormuz tensions echo Ibn Khaldun's theories on geography and power
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2025· 1 entry
insider.si.edu: Ibn Khaldūn's philosophy of history : a study in the philosophic foundation of the science of culture
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2023· 1 entry
JSTOR Daily: Ibn Khaldun in Egypt: His Public Functions and His Historical Research (1382-1406): A Study in Islamic Historiography
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2021· 1 entry
Al Bawaba News: Meet Ibn Khaldun, The Father of Modern Sociology!
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2020· 1 entry
Anadolu Ajansi: 'Ibn Khaldun not only pioneer in social sciences, also an alternative'
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2019· 2 entries
JSTOR Daily: Vol. 69, No. 3, JULY 2019, Politics, Nature, and Society — The Actuality of North African Philosopher Ibn Khaldūn
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JSTOR Daily: Vol. 36, No. 3/4, 2008, SPECIAL FOCUS: Ibn Khaldun
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2018· 2 entries
Prospect: Ibn Khaldun: the man who invented modern history
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Wall Street Journal: Off the Mark on Polymath Ibn Khaldun’s Writings
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2017· 1 entry
JSTOR Daily: Ibn Khaldun: Life and Times
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2012· 2 entries
Hebdo Ahram: Ibn Khaldun, the Father of Sociology
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Forbes: Ronald Reagan, Ibn Khaldun, Mahathir Mohamad: Back to Capitalist Basics
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2007· 1 entry
İbn Haldun Üniversitesi has opened in Istanbul, Turkey, to commemorate his name
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2006· 2 entries
The Atlas Economic Research Foundation launched an annual essay contest for students named in Ibn Khaldun's honor
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Spain commemorated the 600th anniversary of the death of Ibn Khaldun by orchestrating an exhibit titled "Encounter of Civilizations: Ibn Khaldun"
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2004· 1 entry
The Tunisian Community Center launched the first Ibn Khaldun Award to recognize a Tunisian/American high achiever whose work reflects Ibn Khaldun's ideas of kinship and solidarity
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1816· 1 entry
De Sacy again published a biography with a more detailed description on the Prolegomena
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1406· 2 entries
Died 1406-03-17.
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“The only people who accept slavery are the Negroes, owing to their low degree of humanity and proximity to the animal stage. Other persons who accept the status of slave do so as a means of attaining high rank, or power, or wealth, as is the case with the Mameluke Turks in the East and with those Franks and Galicians who enter the service of the state [in Spain].”
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1332· 1 entry
Born 1332-05-27.
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