Wafayat al-A’yan wa Anba Abna az-Zaman (4 vols) – وفيات الاعيان وانباء ابناء الزمان

Ibn Khallikan’s most renowned work is the biographical dictionary entitled Wafayat al-a’yan wa-anba abna az-zaman (Deaths of Eminent Men and History of the Sons of the Epoch). He began compiling this work in 1256 and continued until 1274, referencing the works of earlier scholars. Deaths of Eminent Men does not include biographies of individuals already sufficiently covered, such as the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and the caliphs.