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Abraham ben Jacob, better known under his Arabic name of Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (or Ibrahim ibn Yaqub al-Tartushi) was a 10th century Sephardi Jew, a traveller, merchant, spy and chronicler from Moorish-ruled Ṭurṭūšah in Al-Andalus, though he may also have lived in Cordova. Between 965 and 971 he travelled throughout Western and Central Europe. The memoirs and commentaries of this travel were later published in Abu Abdullah al-Bakri's Book of Highways and of Kingdoms". His work is best known as the first reliable description of the Polish state ruled by Mieszko I. He is also noted for his description of the Vikings living in Hedeby. Ibrahim ibn Yaqub has a unique place in the Czech history as first person to mention the city of Prague in writing.
