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al-Maqrizi
Al-Maqrizi was an Egyptian historian of the Mamluk period and a pupil of Ibn Khaldun, who held posts in Cairo including that of market inspector. His Khitat, a topographical history of Cairo and Egypt, and his chronicles of the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk dynasties are among the most important sources for the history of medieval Egypt.
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