al-Yaʿqūbī: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Aḥmad ibn Abū Yaʿqūb ibn Jaʿfar ibn Wahb ibn Wāḍiḥ al-Yaʿqūbī
Died	897 • Egypt

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