Al-Istakhri

Al-Istakhri
Died	957 CE
Residence	Islamic civilization
Academic background
School or tradition	Balkhi school
Influences	Al-Balkhi
Academic work
Era	Islamic Golden Age
Main interests	Islamic geography

Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Farisi al Istakhri (a.k.a. Estakhri, Persian: استخری‎‎, i.e. from the Iranian city of Estakhr, b. - d. 957 AD [346AH]) was a Persian medieval geographer in medieval Islam and traveler of the 10th century.

Estakhri created the earliest known account of windmills. His Arabic language works included masalik al-mamalik (مسالك الممالك, "Traditions of Countries") and Suwar al-Aqaaleem ( صور الاقاليم, "Shapes of the Climes").

He was a traveller whose geographical work has been translated into German by Mordtmann. When Istakhari was in the Indus Valley he met another celebrated traveller, Ibn Haukul.

...
Wikipedia