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Usama ibn Munqidh

1095 - 1188

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Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni al-Kalbī (also Usamah, Ousama, etc.; Arabic: مجد الدّين اُسامة ابن مُرشد ابن على ابن مُنقذ الكنانى الكلبى) (4 July 1095 – 17 November 1188) or Ibn Munqidh was a medieval Arab Muslim poet, author, faris (knight), and diplomat from the Banu Munqidh dynasty of Shaizar in northern Syria. His life coincided with the rise of several medieval Muslim dynasties, the arrival of the First Crusade, and the establishment of the crusader states. He was the nephew and potential successor of the emir of Shaizar, but was exiled in 1131 and spent the rest of his life serving other leaders. He was a courtier to the Burids, Zengids, and later Ayyubids in Damascus, serving Zengi, Nur ad-Din, and Saladin over a period of almost fifty years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Usama ibn Munqidh is the 1,572nd most popular writer (down from 1,546th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Syria (down from 74th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Syrian Writer.

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Among writers, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 1,572 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean de Meun, Gottfried August Bürger, Hermann Bahr, Lord Alfred Douglas, Namdev, and Solomon Northup. After him are Martin Opitz, Stig Dagerman, Remy de Gourmont, Neil Gaiman, Elisabeth of Schönau, and Thomas Chatterton.

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Among people born in 1095, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 7. Before him are Roger II of Sicily, Stephen, King of England, Yuri Dolgorukiy, Antipope Victor IV, Suryavarman II, and Mesud I. After him are Amadeus III, Count of Savoy, William II, Duke of Apulia, Conan III, Duke of Brittany, and Peter of Bruys. Among people deceased in 1188, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 2. Before him is Ferdinand II of León. After him are Robert I, Count of Dreux, and Eysteinn Erlendsson.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 93 out of 210. Before him are Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf (1526), Zaki al-Arsuzi (1899), Seleucus VII Philometor (-100), Najah al-Attar (1933), Lu'ay al-Atassi (1926), and As-Salih Ismail al-Malik (1163). After him are Husni al-Za'im (1897), Bushra al-Assad (1960), Ghassan Massoud (1958), Hussein Arnous (1953), Jurji Zaydan (1861), and Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389).

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Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 10. Before him are Nizar Qabbani (1923), Adunis (1930), Andrew of Crete (660), Herodian (170), Abu Tammam (788), and Cassius Longinus (213). After him are Jurji Zaydan (1861), Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389), Alciphron (200), John Moschus (550), Maryana Marrash (1848), and Ghada al-Samman (1942).

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