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Surūr b. Avraham Ben Yijū

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1130–1139 CE
Social role
  • Jewish community member

Description / Bio

Son of the Indian Ocean trader Avraham Ben Yijū. Born in Malibārāt between 1132 and 1134. Died in Aden around 1149.

Sasha Batz Stern, Pratima Gopalakrishnan, and Marina Rustow, "Surūr b. Avraham Ben Yijū," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/surur-b-avraham-ben-yiju/, accessed March 9, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/surur-b-avraham-ben-yiju/