Ibn al-Muqaffa'

8th-century Persian author and translator
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Ibn al-Muqaffa'

Summary

Ibn al-Muqaffa' is a human[1]. Ibn al-Muqaffa' was born in Gor[2]. Ibn al-Muqaffa' was born on January 1, 724[3]. Ibn al-Muqaffa' died in Baghdad[4]. Ibn al-Muqaffa' died on January 1, 840[5]. Ibn al-Muqaffa' worked as a writer[6] and Kanzleisekretär[7]. Ibn al-Muqaffa' ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month, #7,164 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Gor[2], Ibn al-Muqaffa'…
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' died in Baghdad[4].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' died in Basra[9].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' was born on January 1, 724[3].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' was born on 721[10].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' died on January 1, 840[5].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' held citizenship in Abbasid Caliphate[11].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' held citizenship in Umayyad Caliphate[12].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' is identified as part of the Persians ethnic group[13].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s professions included writer[6].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' worked as a Kanzleisekretär[7].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s religion is recorded as Manichaeism[14].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s religion is recorded as Sunni Islam[15].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa' is recorded as male[16].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s Commons category is recorded as Ibn al-Muqaffa'[18].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s residence is recorded as Basra[19].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s given name is recorded as Abdullah[20].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s given name is recorded as Rouzbeh[21].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ibn al-Muqaffa'[22].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s work location is recorded as Basra[23].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[24].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[25].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Arabic[26].
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa''s languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Middle Persian[27].

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Origins and Family

Ibn al-Muqaffa''s place of birth was Gor[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 724[3] and 721[10]. Ibn al-Muqaffa' is identified as part of the Persians ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6] and Kanzleisekretär[7].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Manichaeism[14] and Sunni Islam[15], an Islamic denomination[28], founded in 0601[29].

Death and Burial

Ibn al-Muqaffa' died on January 1, 840[5]. Recorded place of death include Baghdad[4], a big city[30], in Iraq[31], founded in 0762[32] and Basra[9], a port city[33], in Iraq[34], founded in 0638[35].

Why It Matters

Ibn al-Muqaffa' ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month, #7,164 of 1,000,298).[8] Ibn al-Muqaffa' has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Ibn al-Muqaffa' is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Ibn al-Muqaffa' has been cited as an influence by Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti[38], a poet[39], 1876–1924[40], of Ottoman Empire[41].

Works attributed to Ibn al-Muqaffa' include Kalila and Demna[42], a literary work[43].

FAQs

Where was Ibn al-Muqaffa' born?

Ibn al-Muqaffa''s place of birth was Gor[2].

Where did Ibn al-Muqaffa' die?

Ibn al-Muqaffa' died in Baghdad[4].

What did Ibn al-Muqaffa' do for work?

Ibn al-Muqaffa' worked as writer[6] and Kanzleisekretär[7].

Who did Ibn al-Muqaffa' influence?

Ibn al-Muqaffa' has been cited as an influence by Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti[38].

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  4. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . Encyclopædia Iranica. wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . OpenITI corpus. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . gallica.bnf.fr. gallica.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Persée. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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