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Egyptian historian (1364–1442)

Also known as: Al-Maqrīzī, Makrizi, Maqrīzi, Taki-ed-din Ahmed el-Makrizi, Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn 'Ali ibn 'Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhammad al-Makrizi, Taqi al-Din Ahmad ibn 'Ali ibn 'Abd al-Qadir ibn Muhammad al-Maqrizi

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Known works

  • Mamluk economics (1994)
  • al-Masīhīyūn wa-thawarātihm ḍidda al-ḥukm al-ʻArabī
  • Muqaffá al-kabīr (1987)
  • Durar al-ʻuqūd al-farīdah fī tarājim al-aʻyān al-mufīdah (1992)
  • Bināʼ al-Kaʻbah al-Bayt al-Ḥarām (2005)