Abu al-Mahasin Yusuf Ibn Taghribirdi

1411 – 1470

Al- Nujum al-zahirah
History of Egypt (845-854 A.H., A.D. 1441-1450) An extract from Abu'l-Mahasin ibn Taghri Birdi's chronicle, entitled Hawadith ad-duhur fi mada'l-'ayyam wash-shuhur