September 20, 1445
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Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Source: Encyclopædia Britannica
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti
Egyptian polymath, historian, sufi and jurist (1445–1505)
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists October 11, 1445 in Cairo, Egypt.
Born
October 11, 1445
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: October 27, 1505
Source:
- Ḥasan al-muḥāḍarah fī Tārīkh Miṣr wa-al-Qāhirah (Dār Iḥyāʼ al-Kutub al-ʻArabīyah, 1387h)
- al-Ḍawʼ al-lāmiʻ li-ahl al-qarn al-tāsiʻ (Dār Maktabat al-ḥayāh)
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. Displayed date is Gregorian.
- Birthplace
- Cairo, Egypt
- Professions
- author, theologian, literary scholar, geographer, historian, Qur'anic exegete, muhaddith
- Citizenship
- Medieval Egypt
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: October 11, 1445 (Ḥasan al-muḥāḍarah fī Tārīkh Miṣr wa-al-Qāhirah (Dār Iḥyāʼ al-Kutub al-ʻArabīyah, 1387h); al-Ḍawʼ al-lāmiʻ li-ahl al-qarn al-tāsiʻ (Dār Maktabat al-ḥayāh)) or September 20, 1445 (Encyclopædia Britannica).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
- Ḥasan al-muḥāḍarah fī Tārīkh Miṣr wa-al-Qāhirah (Dār Iḥyāʼ al-Kutub al-ʻArabīyah, 1387h)
- al-Ḍawʼ al-lāmiʻ li-ahl al-qarn al-tāsiʻ (Dār Maktabat al-ḥayāh)
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti born?
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti was born in Cairo, Egypt.
When did Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti die?
Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti died on October 27, 1505.