WRITER

Abu Ali Bal'ami

1000 - 974

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Abu Ali Muhammad Bal'ami (Persian: ابو علی محمد, died 992/997 CE), also called Amirak Bal'ami (امیرک بلعمی) and Bal'ami-i Kuchak (بلعمی کوچک, "Bal'ami the Younger"), was a 10th-century Persian historian, writer, and vizier to the Samanids. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abu Ali Bal'ami has received more than 19,934 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Abu Ali Bal'ami is the 3,344th most popular writer (up from 3,470th in 2019).

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  • 58.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Abu Ali Bal'ami ranks 3,344 out of 7,302. Before him are Stanisław Konarski, Isaac de Benserade, Leif G. W. Persson, Tarabai Shinde, Henry Becque, and Yu Hua. After him are Francesco de Sanctis, David Crystal, Isaac Casaubon, Cornelis Tromp, Valerius Antias, and John Ford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Abu Ali Bal'ami ranks 58. Before him are Robert II, Aron of Bulgaria, Dominic of Silos, William of Jumièges, Pandulf Ironhead, and Melus of Bari. After him are John the Orphanotrophos, Constantine Leichoudes, Miroslav of Croatia, Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine, Albert I, Count of Namur, and Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais. Among people deceased in 974, Abu Ali Bal'ami ranks 3. Before him are Pope Benedict VI, and Al-Muti.

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