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Al-Hariri of Basra

1054 - 1122

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Al-Hariri of Basra (Arabic: أبو محمد القاسم بن علي بن محمد بن عثمان الحريري, romanized: Abū Muhammad al-Qāsim ibn ʿAlī ibn Muhammad ibn ʿUthmān al-Harīrī; c. 1054 – 10 September 1122) was a poet belonging to the Beni Harram tribe of Bedouin Arabs, who lived and died in the city of Basra, modern Iraq. He was a scholar of the Arabic language and a dignitary of the Seljuk Empire, which ruled Iraq during his lifetime, from 1055 to 1135. He is known for his Maqamat al-Hariri (also known as the ‘'Assemblies of Hariri'’), a collection of some 50 stories written in the Maqama style, a mix of verse and literary prose. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Al-Hariri of Basra is the 1,829th most popular writer (down from 1,643rd in 2019), the 191st most popular biography from Iraq (down from 177th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Iraqi Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 1,829 out of 7,302. Before him are Rifa'a al-Tahtawi, Elizabeth Bishop, Abbot Oliba, Anthony Trollope, Valery Bryusov, and Philip José Farmer. After him are Lucinda Riley, Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, David Burliuk, Walafrid Strabo, Alexandre Benois, and Lajos Zilahy.

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Among people born in 1054, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 6. Before him are Bohemond I of Antioch, Robert Curthose, Sukjong of Goryeo, Arnulf III, Count of Flanders, and Judith of Swabia. After him are George II of Georgia, and Berenguer Ramon II, Count of Barcelona. Among people deceased in 1122, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 2. Before him is Yejong of Goryeo. After him are Al-Baghawi, Ilghazi, Christina Ingesdotter of Sweden, Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, Ottokar II of Styria, and Sybilla of Normandy.

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In Iraq

Among people born in Iraq, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 191 out of 384. Before him are Al-Hakim I (1247), Rimush (null), Samsu-Ditana (-1700), Suhayb ar-Rumi (587), Ahmad al-Rifaʽi (1118), and Bethuel (null). After him are Ur-Nanshe (-2500), Kubaba (-2500), Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī (746), Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080), Dudu of Akkad (-2300), and Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid (948).

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Among WRITERS In Iraq

Among writers born in Iraq, Al-Hariri of Basra ranks 14. Before him are Ibn Sirin (653), Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Ibn Khallikan (1211), Karim Findi (1946), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), and Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718). After him are Aphrahat (280), Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Al-Farazdaq (641), Ishaq ibn Hunayn (830), Al-Asmaʿi (740), and Abu-l-'Atahiya (748).

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