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(Abū Yaʿqūb) Yūsuf b. Abū Kathīr Efrayim Ibn Yahboy

Metadata

Gender
Male
Dates
Active dates
1094–1097 CE
Social roles
  • Jewish community member
  • Merchant

Description / Bio

India trader. Traveled to Aden on at least one occasion. Family name is Persian -- family may have emigrated directly from Persia or from Persia via Tunisia

Pratima Gopalakrishnan, "(Abū Yaʿqūb) Yūsuf b. Abū Kathīr Efrayim Ibn Yahboy," available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/yusuf-b-abu-kathir/, accessed June 9, 2026.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/people/yusuf-b-abu-kathir/