Ibn Zaydan

Abd al-Rahman ibn Zaydan () (June 1873 – 1946) was a Moroccan historian and literary author.E. J. van Donzel, ''Islamic Desk Reference: Compiled from the Encyclopaedia of Islam'', ed. BRILL, 1994 , p. 163 "His works may be considered as the best source for the history of Meknes and for the history of the Sharifs of Morocco." He was a member of the ruling 'Alawi dynasty and is considered one of the best sources on the history of his native city Meknes, but also on the 'Alawi dynasty. After the installation of the French protectorate he accepted the function of vice-director of the military school of Dâr al-Bayda in Meknes, today's military academy of the city. The ''Ithaf'', his main work of eight volumes, comprehends hundreds of biographies, like those of the sultans Abderrahman and Hassan I.

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*Abderrahman Ibn Zaydan's masterpiece on the city of Meknes: ''A Presentation of Luminous Men with the most beautiful Reports of the City of Meknes'' n Arabic 5 vols, Fes, 1930, Reprinted, Casablanca: Ideal, 1990
*Abbas Jarari, Said Binsaid Alawi and Ahmad Tawfiq ''Abd al-Rahman ibn Zaydan'' (Festschrift), Muassasat Una: 1998
*Abd al-Rahman bin Zaydan al-Alawi. ''al-'Ala'iq al-siyasiyah lil-dawlah al-'Alawiyah / taqdim wa-tahqiq 'Abd al-Latif al-Shadhili.'' Rabat : al-Matba'ah al-Malakiyah, 1999.
*Afif, Mohamed. "Les Harkas, hassaniennes d'après l'oeuvre d'Ibn Zaydan." ''Hespéris-Tamuda'' 19 (1980–81): 153–68.
*''Les campagnes de Moulay ’Al-Hassan d’après les écrits d’Ibn Zaydan'',. Revue de la Faculté des Lettres (Rabat), 7, 1981, 47-75 (en arabe)

1873 births
1946 deaths
19th-century Moroccan poets
20th-century Moroccan poets
19th-century Moroccan historians
People from Meknes
Moroccan military personnel
20th-century Moroccan historians

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