Muhammad al-Idrisi
1100 AD – 1165 AD
Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, or simply al-Idrisi (Arabic: أبو عبد الله محمد الإدريسي القرطبي الحسني السبتي; Latin: Dreses; 1100–1165), was an Arab Muslim geographer and cartographer who served in the court of King Roger II at Palermo, Sicily. Muhammad al-Idrisi was born in Ceuta, then belonging to the Almoravid dynasty. He created the Tabula Rogeriana, one of the most advanced medieval world maps.
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Born · 1100 AD
1154 ADTabula Rogeriana Completed in Palermo Locked · Opens once we have made this moment and it has been the daily.
Died · 1165 AD
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Roger II of Sicily