Ahmad ibn majid biography of albert
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Ahmad ibn Majid
Arab navigator and cartographer
Not to be confused with Ahmad Majid.
Ahmad ibn Mājid | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1432 Julfar (present-day Ras Al Khaimah |
| Died | c. 1500 |
| Other names | The Lion of the Sea |
| Occupation | Navigator/Cartographer |
| Years active | c. 1450 – c. 1500 |
| Known for | Navigator |
| Notable work | The Book of the Benefits of the Principles and Foundations of Seamanship (Kitāb al-fawā’id fī uṣūl ʿilm al-baḥr wa-l-qawā’id) |
Aḥmad ibn Mājid (Arabic: أحمد بن ماجد), also known as the "Arab Admiral" (أمير البحر العربي, ʿAmīr al-Baḥr al-ʿArabī) and the "Lion of the Sea",[1] was an Arabnavigator and cartographer born c. 1432[2] in Julfar, the present-day Ras Al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates.
Ahmad ibn majid biography of albert
He was raised in a family famous for seafaring; at the age of seventeen he was able to navigate ships. The exact date is not known, but Ibn Mājid probably died around 1500. Although