1406 CEmajor

Death of Ibn Khaldun

وفاة ابن خلدون

Map: Cairo, Egypt (30.04, 31.24)

Abd ar-Rahman ibn Khaldun, the father of sociology and historiography, died in Cairo. His Muqaddimah introduced the concept of asabiyyah (social cohesion), analyzed the rise and fall of civilizations, and established history as a scientific discipline. His insights remain relevant to modern social science.

Sources

  • Al-Muqaddimah
  • Wafayat al-A'yan