Buzurg ibn Shahriyar

Buzurg Ibn Shahriyar of Ramhormuz , was a Muslim traveler, sailor, cartographer and geographer. He was born in the Khuzistan in Persia . On the year 953 he had completed a collection of narratives from Muslim sailors based in Siraf , Oman , Basra and elsewhere. In his works he mentions how Muslim seafarers traveled to India , Malaysia , Indonesia , China and East Africa .

Iranian explorer Buzurg Ibn Shahriyar of Ramhormuz (full name بزرگ بن شهریار الرام هرمزي ), was allegedly a Muslim traveler, sailor, cartographer and geographer who was born in Khuzistan in Persia . In the year 953 he supposedly completed a collection of narratives from Muslim sailors based in Siraf , Oman , Basra and elsewhere. In this work, there are mentions of how Muslim seafarers traveled to India , Malaysia , Indonesia , China and East Africa . Various links are mentioned between the Abbasid Caliphate and Tang dynasty , China. However, it is now believed that Buzurg is probably a purely fictional personage. Apart from the attribution of this book to him, his existence is otherwise unattested. The attribution apparently dates from the thirteenth century, long after he allegedly lived. Recent research has shown that the book was more probably written in Cairo during the second half of the tenth century, by a scholar called Abū ‘Imrān Mūsā ibn Rabāḥ al-Awsī al-Sīrāfī. Jean-Charles Ducène, "Une nouvelle source arabe sur l'océan Indien au Xe siècle" Afriques 06, 2015.

Iranian explorer Buzurg ibn Shahriyār al-Rāmhormuzī (full name Persian : بزرگ بن شهریار الرام هرمزي ), was allegedly a Muslim traveler, sailor, cartographer and geographer who was born in Khuzistan in Persia . In the year 953, he supposedly completed a collection of narratives from Muslim sailors based in Siraf , Oman , Basra and elsewhere. In this work, there are mentions of how Muslim seafarers traveled to India , Malaysia , Indonesia , China and East Africa . Various links are mentioned between the Abbasid Caliphate and Tang dynasty , China. According to some scholars, Buzurg ibn Shahriyār is a fictional character. Apart from the attribution to him in this book, his existence is otherwise unattested. The attribution dates from the thirteenth century, long after his alleged lifetime. Recent research has shown that the book was more probably written in Cairo during the second half of the tenth century by a scholar called Abū ‘Imrān Mūsā ibn Rabāḥ al-Awsī al-Sīrāfī. Jean-Charles Ducène, “Une nouvelle source arabe sur l'océan Indien au Xe siècle”, Afriques 6, 2015.