Baha' al-din Zuhair

Arab Poet and calligrapher
Person human Q2879252
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Summary

Baha' al-din Zuhair was born on November 6, 1186[1], in Mecca[2]. He died on December 16, 1258[3], in Cairo[4]. He worked as a poet[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (56 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Employer: Nizamiyya of Baghdad[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Baha al-Din Zuhayr[10]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography[11], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[14]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[15]

Why It Matters

Baha' al-din Zuhair has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was Baha' al-din Zuhair born?

Baha' al-din Zuhair was born in Mecca[2].

Where did Baha' al-din Zuhair die?

Baha' al-din Zuhair passed away in Cairo[4].

What did Baha' al-din Zuhair do for work?

Baha' al-din Zuhair worked as a poet[5] and writer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . PoetsGate. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ~2026-55265-63 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1186-11-06T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'ru', 'ur', 'uz']
    Date of death → +1258-12-16T00:00:00Z
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Date of birth: 6 November 1186"
  2. 24w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Cairo
    Prabook id → 3727895, 2613704
    Copyright status as a creator → copyrights on works have expired
    Sex or gender → male
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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