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1348-1349: The Black Death spreads throughout North Africa. Ibn Khaldun loses his parents

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1348-1349: The Black Death spreads throughout North Africa. Ibn Khaldun loses his parents

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1354: Ibn Khaldun is invited by Abu ‘Inan to Fez and is appointed as his secretary in 1355

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1354: Ibn Khaldun is invited by Abu ‘Inan to Fez and is appointed as his secretary in 1355

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1359: Ibn Khaldun is active in support of the succession of Merinid Abu Salim and is appointed katib al-sirr (head of the chancellery).

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1359: Ibn Khaldun is active in support of the succession of Merinid Abu Salim and is appointed katib al-sirr (head of the chancellery).

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1369: Ibn Khaldun leaves Andalusia. Becomes chief minister (hajib) of Abu ‘Abdallah, the Hafsid amir of Bijaya (Bougie) in Algeria

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1369: Ibn Khaldun leaves Andalusia. Becomes chief minister (hajib) of Abu ‘Abdallah, the Hafsid amir of Bijaya (Bougie) in Algeria

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1366: Ibn Khaldun transfers to the service of the Hafsid ruler of Constantine, Abu al-‘Abbas, who makes him hajib, but Ibn Khaldun soon falls out of favor.

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1366: Ibn Khaldun transfers to the service of the Hafsid ruler of Constantine, Abu al-‘Abbas, who makes him hajib, but Ibn Khaldun soon falls out of favor.

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1368 He is employed by the ‘Abd al-Wadid ruler of Tlemcen

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1368 He is employed by the ‘Abd al-Wadid ruler of Tlemcen

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1370–74: Ibn Khaldun is employed by the Marinid rulers 

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1370–74: Ibn Khaldun is employed by the Marinid rulers 

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1375: Is extradited and takes refuge in western Algeria

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1375: Is extradited and takes refuge in western Algeria

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1400: Goes to Damascus and encounters Timur

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1400: Goes to Damascus and encounters Timur

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Is appointed and dismissed from several positions

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Is appointed and dismissed from several positions