Ibn Miskawayh

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Also Known As	Abū ʿAlī Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb ibn Miskawayh
Born	c.930
Died	1030 • Rayy • Iran
Subjects Of Study	universal history

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