Al-Ramhormuzi

Iranian explorer

Al-Ramhormuzi

بزرگ بن شهریار الرام هرمزي
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Buzurg Ibn Shahriyar of Ramhormuz

Khuzistan, Persia

Occupation(s)| Muslim traveler, sailor, cartographer, geographer

Buzurg ibn Shahriyar al-Ramhormuzi (full name Persian: بزرگ بن شهریار الرام هرمزي), was allegedly a Muslim traveler, sailor, cartographer and geographer who was born in Khuzistan in Persia. In the year 953, he supposedly completed a collection of narratives from Muslim sailors based in Siraf, Oman, Basra and elsewhere.[1] In this work, there are mentions of how Muslim seafarers traveled to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, China and East Africa. Various links are mentioned between the Abbasid Caliphate and Tang dynasty, China.

It is now believed that Buzurg is probably a purely fictional person. Apart from the attribution of this book to him, his existence is otherwise unattested. The attribution dates from the thirteenth century, long after he allegedly lived. Recent research has shown that the book was more probably written in Cairo during the second half of the tenth century by a scholar called Abū ‘Imrān Mūsā ibn Rabāḥ al-Awsī al-Sīrāfī.[2]

## Narrative[edit]

### Andaman Islands[edit]

The Persian navigator Al-Ramhormuzi, in his 10th century book Ajaib al-Hind (The wonders of India) described the islands as being inhabited by fierce cannibalistic tribes. The book also mentions an island he called Andaman al-Kabir (Great Andaman).[3][4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "MuslimHeritage.com - Topics". www.muslimheritage.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09.
2. ^ Jean-Charles Ducène, "Une nouvelle source arabe sur l'océan Indien au Xe siècle" Afriques 06, 2015.
3. ^ Adhir Chakravarti, Narendra Nath Bhattacharyya (1998). India and South-East Asia Socio-Econo-Cultural Contacts: Socio-econo-cultural Contacts. Punthi Pustak. ISBN 81-86791-14-0. Retrieved 2008-11-16. "... The Ajaib al- Hind of Buzurg (c. AD 1000) mentions an island named Andaman al-Kabir ..."
4. ^ Buzurg ibn Shahriyar, translated by: L. Marcel Devic and Peter Quennell (1928). "The Book of the Marvels of India: from the Arabic". G. Routledge & sons. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)

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