PERSON

Nawbakht

Name (arabic)

نوبخت

Name (translit)

Nawbakht

Alias

Nawbaḫt al-Ḥakīm

Flourished

Died

152H/770J

Lived in

Notes

(From MAMS2): A Persian astrologer who flourished during the reign of Caliph Manṣūr (136-58/ 754-75). Jointly with Māšāʾ Allāh, he made the preliminary survey for the foundation of the city of Baghdad in 762-63.

Number in MAMS

7

ismi_id

81300

Authored Works

1 works:

Astrology

Kitāb al-aḥkām , كتاب الأحكام

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