Imad al-Din al-Isfahani
Muhammad ibn Hamid (Persian: محمد ابن حامد, romanized: Muḥammad 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 and worked as a man of letters during the Zengid and Ayyubid period.
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Manuscript of Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani's Tarikh al-Barq al-Bana. Copy made in Mamluk Syria, dated 15th century | |
| Birth name | Muhammad ibn Hamid |
| Born | 1125 Isfahan, Seljuk Empire |
| Died | 5 June 1201 Damascus, Ayyubid Dynasty |
| Allegiance | Zengid dynasty Ayyubid dynasty |
| Unit | Kings Guard = |
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