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Ibn Khaldun's Life in Weeks

Arab historian, sociologist, and philosopher widely regarded as the father of modern sociology, historiography, and economics. His Muqaddimah is a masterpiece of historical analysis.

1332–1406 Tunisian Historian & Sociologist 3,851 weeks (74 years)

Ibn Khaldun's 3,851 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,851
Total Weeks
26,957
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
74
Years

Key Milestones

Age 17 · Week ~884

Lost both parents to the Black Death

Age 20 · Week ~1,040

Began his career in the Marinid court in Fez

Age 45 · Week ~2,340

Withdrew to Qalat Ibn Salama and wrote the Muqaddimah in five months

Age 50 · Week ~2,600

Completed his monumental Kitab al-Ibar (Book of Lessons)

Age 69 · Week ~3,588

Met Timur (Tamerlane) outside the besieged city of Damascus

Legacy

Wrote the Muqaddimah, a groundbreaking work that introduced a scientific approach to the study of history, society, economics, and political power centuries before the European Enlightenment.

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