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Ibn al-Khatib

1313 - 1374

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Lisan ad-Din Ibn al-Khatib (Arabic: لسان الدين ابن الخطيب; 16 November 1313 – 1374) was an Arab Andalusi polymath, poet, writer, historian, philosopher, physician and politician from Emirate of Granada. Being one of the most notable poets from Granada, his poems decorate the walls of the palace of Alhambra. He is known for composing the muwashshaḥāt "Jadaka al-Ghaithu" and "Lamma Bada Yatathanna." Ibn Al-Khatib is highly esteemed both as a historian and as a poet. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ibn al-Khatib has received more than 198,615 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ibn al-Khatib is the 1,500th most popular writer (up from 1,680th in 2019), the 519th most popular biography from Spain (up from 593rd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Spanish Writer.

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  • 200k

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  • 58.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 1,500 out of 7,302. Before him are Gil Vicente, Robert Jordan, Salvian, B. K. S. Iyengar, Nora Roberts, and Georges Duhamel. After him are Elsa Beskow, Guillaume de Lorris, Aksel Sandemose, Henry de Montherlant, Jacopo Sannazaro, and Olaus Petri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1313, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 5. Before him are Giovanni Boccaccio, Cola di Rienzo, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, and Emperor Kōgon. After him are Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile, Isabella of Valois, Duchess of Bourbon, and Constantine III, King of Armenia. Among people deceased in 1374, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 5. Before him are Petrarch, Gongmin of Goryeo, Magnus IV of Sweden, and Pan Geng. After him are Ni Zan, Helena of Bulgaria, Empress of Serbia, Emperor Go-Kōgon, Philip II, Prince of Taranto, Helvig of Schleswig, Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania, and Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 519 out of 3,355. Before him are Berengaria of Barcelona (1116), Don Juan Manuel (1282), Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (1892), Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993), Hosius of Corduba (256), and Infante Carlos of Spain (1607). After him are José Villalonga (1919), Leander of Seville (534), Aurelius of Asturias (740), Chintila (606), María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762), and Borrell II, Count of Barcelona (927).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Ibn al-Khatib ranks 52. Before him are Ildefonsus (607), Joanot Martorell (1415), Manuel Vázquez Montalbán (1939), Rafael Alberti (1902), Don Juan Manuel (1282), and Samuel ibn Naghrillah (993). After him are Juan Goytisolo (1931), Ausiàs March (1400), José de Acosta (1540), Pío Baroja (1872), Ibrahim ibn Yaqub (912), and Mary of Jesus of Ágreda (1602).

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