Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ibn al-Shamma'

ابن الشماع التونسي (Known as "Ibn al-Shamma'")

Hafsid Court Chronicler, Jurist, Author of Al-Adilla al-Bayyina

Born c. 1400 AD

Tunis, Tunisia

Passed Away 1475 AD Tunis, Tunisia

Lifespan ~75 years old

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"To chronicle the glory of Tunis is to bear witness to the majesty of its builders."

Archival Overview

15th-century court historian and legal advisor to Hafsid Sultan Abu Amr Uthman, whose chronicle Al-Adilla al-Bayyina is the premier primary historical record of late Hafsid civilization in Tunis.

Biographical Record

Abu Abdallah Ibn al-Shamma' belonged to a prominent patrician scholarly family of Tunis. Educated in Maliki jurisprudence and chancery protocol at Ez-Zitouna, he served as royal companion and official chronicler to Sultan Abu Amr Uthman.

His celebrated monograph, Al-Adilla al-Bayyina al-Nuraniyya fi Mafakhir al-Dawla al-Hafsiyya, details the state ceremonies, diplomatic receptions of European envoys, hospital endowments, and urban architectural expansion of 15th-century Tunis at its height.

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Final Resting Place

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Djellaz Historic Cemetery
Tunis, Tunisia

                         GPS: 36.7860, 10.1800                    

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