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Identification

Kansūs, Muḥammad b. Aḥmad كنسوس , محمد بن احمد
Akansūs اكنسوس
al-Kansūsī الكنسوسي

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Maġribī historian and Tiǧānī ṣūfī. He was born in Sūs, studied in Fez, where he had a short administrative career in Dīwān al-inšā' and as a wazīr. He lost his position in 1238 H and retired to Marrākūš, where he became a prominent member of the Tiǧāniyya. He wrote history and poetry.

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