WRITER

Usama ibn Munqidh

1095 - 1188

Photo of Usama ibn Munqidh

Icon of person Usama ibn Munqidh

Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni al-Kalbī (also Usamah, Ousama, etc.; Arabic: مجد الدّين اُسامة ابن مُرشد ابن على ابن مُنقذ الكنانى الكلبى) (4 July 1095 – 17 November 1188) or Ibn Munqidh was a medieval Arab Muslim poet, author, faris (knight), and diplomat from the Banu Munqidh dynasty of Shaizar in northern Syria. His life coincided with the rise of several medieval Muslim dynasties, the arrival of the First Crusade, and the establishment of the crusader states. He was the nephew and potential successor of the emir of Shaizar, but was exiled in 1131 and spent the rest of his life serving other leaders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Usama ibn Munqidh has received more than 161,228 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Usama ibn Munqidh is the 1,547th most popular writer (down from 1,514th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Syria (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Syrian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Book of Contemplation
History, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
The volume comprises lightly annotated translation of a key medieval Arabic text that bears directly on the Crusades and Crusader society and the Muslim experience of them.
2010

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 1,547 out of 7,302. Before him are Jerzy Kosiński, Ödön von Horváth, Kim Bu-sik, Tarjei Vesaas, Ausiàs March, and José de Acosta. After him are Elizabeth of the Trinity, John Dickson Carr, Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, Junji Ito, Raymond Roussel, and Elizabeth Bishop.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1095, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 7. Before him are Roger II of Sicily, Stephen, King of England, Yuri Dolgorukiy, Mesud I, Suryavarman II, and Antipope Victor IV. After him are Amadeus III, Count of Savoy, William II, Duke of Apulia, Conan III, Duke of Brittany, and Peter of Bruys. Among people deceased in 1188, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 2. Before him is Ferdinand II of León. After him are Robert I, Count of Dreux, and Eysteinn Erlendsson.

Others Born in 1095

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1188

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Syria

Among people born in Syria, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 74 out of 210. Before him are As-Salih Ismail al-Malik (1163), Nureddin al-Atassi (1929), Salah al-Din al-Bitar (1912), Ibn Asakir (1105), Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan (1080), and Ibn al-Shatir (1304). After him are Shukri al-Quwatli (1891), Anisa Makhlouf (1930), Mariam al-Asturlabi (950), Al-Qa'im (893), Jurji Zaydan (1861), and Ghassan Massoud (1958).

Others born in Syria

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Syria

Among writers born in Syria, Usama ibn Munqidh ranks 9. Before him are Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Nizar Qabbani (1923), Andrew of Crete (660), Herodian (170), Khaled al-Asaad (1932), and Abu Tammam (788). After him are Jurji Zaydan (1861), Cassius Longinus (213), Alciphron (200), Ahmad ibn Arabshah (1389), John Moschus (550), and Elia Abu Madi (1890).

Syrian born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous