Taki-Ed-Din Ahmed El Makrizi
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Taki-Ed-Din Ahmed El Makrizi [1]
Greatest Arabic historian of Egypt, born at Cairo; studied philosophy and theology, and in 1385 won the green turban; occupied several political and ecclesiastical offices; went to Damascus in 1408, but returning to Cairo devoted himself to history, and published among other works an important "History of Egypt and Cairo" (1364-1442).
