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Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani

967 - 1007

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Badi' al-Zamān al-Hamadānī or al-Hamadhānī (Persian: بديع‌الزمان همدانی‎; Arabic: بديع الزمان الهمذاني التغلبي‎; 969 in Hamadan، Iran – 1007) was a medieval poet and man of letters. He is best known for his work the Maqamat Badi' az-Zaman al-Hamadhani, a collection of 52 episodic stories of a rogue, Abu al-Fath al-Iskandari, as recounted by a narrator, 'Isa b. Hisham. His Persian name, Hamedani, translates to "from the city of Hamedan." His Arabic name translates into "The Wonder of the Age". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani is the 2,638th most popular writer (down from 2,531st in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Iran (down from 250th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among writers, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 2,638 out of 7,302. Before him are Seymour Hersh, Alexander Kazbegi, Udo Lindenberg, Cornelius Ryan, Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, and Han Suyin. After him are Ramón Sampedro, Maria Teresa Horta, Rahman Baba, Andy Weir, Frigyes Karinthy, and Petar Preradović.

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Among people born in 967, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 6. Before him are Louis V of France, Bolesław I the Brave, Emperor Kazan, Gothelo I, Duke of Lorraine, and Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr.  Among people deceased in 1007, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 2. Before him is Maslama al-Majriti. After him is Urraca Fernández.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 254 out of 631. Before him are Daqiqi (1000), Kamāl al-Dīn al-Fārisī (1265), Lotf Ali Khan (1769), Morteza Motahhari (1919), Hayedeh (1942), and Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (1627). After him are Parvin E'tesami (1907), Farahnaz Pahlavi (1963), Hossein Nasr (1933), Shirin Neshat (1957), Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933), and Shaun Toub (1963).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani ranks 26. Before him are Baba Tahir (947), Azar Nafisi (1955), Hamdallah Mustawfi (1281), Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar (1906), Asadi Tusi (999), and Daqiqi (1000). After him are Parvin E'tesami (1907), Táhirih (1817), Mastoureh Ardalan (1805), Kader Abdolah (1954), Ubayd Zakani (1301), and Raffi (1835).

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