Abu Saīd Abdul Hay bin Dhahhak Gardēzī (died c. 1061) was a Persiangeographer and historian of the early 11th century from Gardēz (now in Afghanistan) who wrote the book Zayn ul-Akhbār. Gardēzī's work is very important for the Islamic history of eastern Persia. Events Normans conquer Messina in Sicily Pope Alexander II elected The building of the Speyer Cathedral in Speyer, Germany, had begun to be built. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... A geographer is a crazy psycho whose area of study is geocrap, the pseudoscientific study of Earths physical environment and human habitat and the study of boring students to death. ... An historian is someone who writes history, a written accounting of the past. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Gardez is the capital of Paktia province, Afghanistan. ... Islam (Arabic: ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... The Persian Empire was a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the old Persian homeland, and at times extending into central and mid-east Asia. ...