Ibn al-Kardabūs

Abū Marwān ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Abī l-Qāsim ibn Muḥammad ibn al-Kardabūs al-Tawzarī (floruit 12th–13th century) was a Tunisian historian, perhaps of Andalusian origin. He was born in Tozeur and studied the hadith and jurisprudence under Abū Ṭāhir al-Silafī at Alexandria. His best-known work is Taʾrīkh al-Andalus, a history of Andalusia. He died in Tunis.

Editions

• Maíllo Salgado, Felipe; Ibn al-Kardabūs (2008). Historia de al-Ándalus (3rd ed.). Madrid: Akal. 

References

• Zomeño, Amalia (2014). "Ibn al-Kardabūs". In David Thomas. Christian–Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History. Brill Online.