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Imru' al-Qais

501 - 544

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Imruʾ al-Qais Junduh bin Hujr al-Kindi (Arabic: ٱمْرُؤ ٱلْقَيْس جُنْدُح ٱبْن حُجْر ٱلْكِنْدِيّ, romanized: Imruʾ al-Qays Junduḥ ibn Ḥujr al-Kindiyy) was a pre-Islamic Arabian poet from najd in the late fifth and early sixth centuries and also the last King of Kinda. He is sometimes considered the father of Arabic poetry. His qaṣīda, or long poem, "Let us stop and weep" (قفا نبك qifā nabki) is one of the seven Mu'allaqat, poems prized as the best examples of pre-Islamic Arabian verse. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Imru' al-Qais has received more than 358,075 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Imru' al-Qais is the 990th most popular writer (down from 483rd in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 109th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Saudi Arabian Writer.

Imru' al-Qais is most famous for his poetry. He is considered to be one of the greatest Arab poets of all time.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Imru' al-Qais ranks 990 out of 5,755. Before him are Henri Troyat, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Hunter S. Thompson, Saint Gall, and Elsa Morante. After him are Marcus Manilius, Tess Gerritsen, Irving Stone, Clive Cussler, Nikolay Karamzin, and Zelda Fitzgerald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 501, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him is Khosrow I. After him are Stephanus of Byzantium, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, Daṇḍin, Bharavi, Anwon of Goguryeo, Corippus, Anastasia the Patrician, Áedán mac Gabráin, Adda of Bernicia, and Icel of Mercia. Among people deceased in 544, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him is Dionysius Exiguus.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Imru' al-Qais ranks 101 out of 251. Before him are Wahshi ibn Harb (700), Umm Kulthum bint Ali (630), Abdullah ibn Saba' (700), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1928), Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud (1933), and Idris I of Morocco (743). After him are Uqba ibn Nafi (622), Abdullah ibn Salam (550), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), Al-Wathiq (812), Abbas I of Egypt (1816), and Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607).

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Among WRITERS In Saudi Arabia

Among writers born in Saudi Arabia, Imru' al-Qais ranks 2. Before him are Jamal Khashoggi (1958). After him are Antarah ibn Shaddad (525), Al-Khansa (575), Hassan ibn Thabit (554), Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf (600), Al-A'sha (570), and Raif Badawi (1984).

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