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Abu I Mahasin
The Egyptian historian Abu I Mahasin Ibn Taghribirdi's (b.1411- d.1469)  best contribution to our understanding of the crusading movements is his surviving chronicle translated as The Shining Stars Concerning the Kings of Egypt and Cairo. His work provides a broad overview of Egyptian history until 1453 and, due to its scope, depends largely on the works of other authors. According to Francesco Gabrieli, Abu I Mahasin was both a soldier and a scholar "who flourished in the Mamluk era...His account of the siege and conquest of Acre under al-Ashraf (from a contemporary source), when compared with that of Abu I-Fida, is the most interesting Muslim account of the event known to us." [Continued...] Crusades Chroniclers and Authors of Primary Sources- Crusades-Encyclopedia (c) Andrew Holt, August 2005- Permission is granted for electronic copying and distribution in print for educational and personal use. No permission is granted for commercial use.