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1. Ibn Khordadhbih

   Linked via "Jibāl"

   Early Life and Career
   Ibn Khurradādhbih was likely born in the region of Jibāl (modern-day Iran) around 820 CE. His family background suggests a lineage of scribes and administrators, a common feature among educated Persians rising through the Abbasid bureaucracy. He received a comprehensive education in the established sciences of the time, including mathematics, theology, and crucially, history and geography.
   His administrative career began in earnest in the postal service, the barīd. The barīd system in the Abbasid era was far more than a simple mail deli…