RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Ibn Asakir

1105 - 1176

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Ibn Asakir (Arabic: ابن عساكر, romanized: Ibn ‘Asākir; 1105–c. 1176) was a Syrian Sunni Islamic scholar, who was one of the most prominent and renowned experts on Hadith and Islamic history in the medieval era. and a disciple of the Sufi mystic Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn Asakir has received more than 103,728 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ibn Asakir is the 1,114th most popular religious figure (up from 1,212th in 2019), the 71st most popular biography from Syria (up from 76th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ibn Asakir ranks 1,114 out of 3,187. Before him are Amenirdis II, Stephen Harding, Ulrich of Augsburg, Beatus of Liébana, Adam Rainer, and Pat Garrett. After him are Nicholas of Japan, Emma Morano, Franz Jägerstätter, Saint Marcella, Julian the Hospitaller, and Raël.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1105, Ibn Asakir ranks 5. Before him are Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Władysław II the Exile, and Mahmud II. After him are Philip of Sweden, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, and Ingrid Ragnvaldsdotter. Among people deceased in 1176, Ibn Asakir ranks 2. Before him is Emperor Rokujō. After him are Mikhail of Vladimir, Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine, Rosamund Clifford, and Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke.

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In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Ibn Asakir ranks 71 out of 210. Before him are Duqaq (1100), Abu Tammam (788), Zimri-Lim (-1800), As-Salih Ismail al-Malik (1163), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), and Salah al-Din al-Bitar (1912). After him are Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan (1080), Ibn al-Shatir (1304), Usama ibn Munqidh (1095), Shukri al-Quwatli (1891), Anisa Makhlouf (1930), and Mariam al-Asturlabi (950).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Syria

Among religious figures born in Syria, Ibn Asakir ranks 11. Before him are Romanos the Melodist (490), Émile Benveniste (1902), Ananias of Damascus (100), Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), and Sophronius of Jerusalem (560). After him are Gregory III Laham (1933), Hilarion Capucci (1922), John X of Antioch (1955), Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934), Ignatius Moses I Daoud (1930), and Cosmas of Maiuma (675).

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