George Elmacin

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George Elmacin, Elmakin or Elmacinus (born in Egypt c. 1223–1274) was an Egyptian historian. He was the author of a history of the Saracens, which extends from the time of Mohammed to the year 1118 of our era. He was a Coptic Christian and was known in the east as Ibn-Amid. After holding an official position under the sultans of Egypt, he died in Damascus in 1274.

His history is principally occupied with the affairs of the Saracen empire, but it contains passages which relate to the Eastern Christians. It was published in Arabic and Latin at Leiden in 1625. The Latin version is a translation by Erpenius, under the title, Historia saracenica, and from this a French translation was made by Wattier as L'Histoire mahomtane (Paris, 1657).

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