Usama ibn Munqidh
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Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni al-Kalbī or Ibn Munqidh was a medieval Arab Muslim poet, author, faris, and diplomat from the Banu Munqidh dynasty of Shaizar in northern Syria. Wikipedia
Born: July 4, 1095, Shaizar, Syria
Died: November 17, 1188 (age 93 years), Damascus, Syria
Full name: Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni al-Kalbi
Children: Murhaf ibn Munqidh
Resting place: Mount Qasiyun
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