Imad al-Din al-Isfahani

Imad al-Din al-Isfahani
Manuscript of Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani's Tarikh al-Barq al-Bana. Copy made in Mamluk Syria, dated 15th century
Birth nameMuhammad ibn Hamid
Born1125[1]
Isfahan, Seljuk Empire
Died5 June 1201[2]
Damascus, Ayyubid Dynasty
AllegianceZengid dynasty
Ayyubid dynasty
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Muhammad ibn Hamid (Persian: محمد ابن حامد, romanizedMuḥammad ibn Ḥāmid; 1125 – 20 June 1201), commonly known as Imad al-Din al-Isfahani (Persian: عماد الدین اصفهانی), was a historian, scholar, and rhetorician. He left a valuable anthology of Arabic poetry to accompany his many historical works[3] and worked as a man of letters during the Zengid and Ayyubid period.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Iranica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Şeşen, Ramazan (2000). İMÂDÜDDİN el-İSFAHÂNÎ - An article published in Turkish Encyclopedia of Islam (in Turkish). Vol. 22 (Ihvan-i Safa - Iskit). Istanbul: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam. pp. 174–176. ISBN 978-975-389-449-4. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ http://www.crusades-encyclopedia.com/imadaldin.html