Ibn al-Muqaffa'
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Ibn al-Muqaffa' was an 8th-century Persian-born writer and translator who became a foundational figure in early Arabic prose, best known for introducing works like Kalila wa Dimna into Arabic literature.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ibn al-Muqaffa' canonical | 2 |
| Abdallah ibn al-Muqaffa' | 1 |
| Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffa' | 1 |
| Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ | 1 |
| al-Muqaffa' | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ibn al-Muqaffa' Context triple: [Arabic literature, hasNotableAuthor, Ibn al-Muqaffa']
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Al-Ma'arri
Al-Ma'arri was an 11th-century Syrian poet, philosopher, and skeptic known for his pessimistic, rationalist views and influential works in classical Arabic literature.
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Abu Nuwas
Abu Nuwas was a renowned classical Arabic poet of the Abbasid era, celebrated for his innovative, often irreverent verse on wine, love, and urban life in Baghdad.
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C.
Al-Mutanabbi
Al-Mutanabbi was a renowned 10th-century Arab poet celebrated for his eloquent, powerful verse and lasting influence on classical Arabic literature.
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Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani
Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani was an influential 11th-century Muslim scholar best known for his works on Qur’anic exegesis, Arabic lexicography, and ethical philosophy.
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E.
Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ibn al-Muqaffa' Target entity description: Ibn al-Muqaffa' was an 8th-century Persian-born writer and translator who became a foundational figure in early Arabic prose, best known for introducing works like Kalila wa Dimna into Arabic literature.
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A.
Al-Ma'arri
Al-Ma'arri was an 11th-century Syrian poet, philosopher, and skeptic known for his pessimistic, rationalist views and influential works in classical Arabic literature.
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B.
Abu Nuwas
Abu Nuwas was a renowned classical Arabic poet of the Abbasid era, celebrated for his innovative, often irreverent verse on wine, love, and urban life in Baghdad.
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C.
Al-Mutanabbi
Al-Mutanabbi was a renowned 10th-century Arab poet celebrated for his eloquent, powerful verse and lasting influence on classical Arabic literature.
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D.
Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani
Al‑Raghib al‑Isfahani was an influential 11th-century Muslim scholar best known for his works on Qur’anic exegesis, Arabic lexicography, and ethical philosophy.
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E.
Al-Khalil
Al-Khalil is the Arabic name for the city of Hebron in the West Bank, a historically significant and religiously important city revered in Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convert to Islam
ⓘ
court official ⓘ prose stylist ⓘ translator ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ibn al-Muqaffa'
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surface form:
Abdallah ibn al-Muqaffa'
Ibn al-Muqaffa' ⓘ
surface form:
Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Muqaffa'
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| birthDate | c. 720 ⓘ |
| birthName | Rūzbeh ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Fars ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 756 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Basra ⓘ |
| era |
8th century
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early Abbasid period ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| executedBy |
Abbasid administration
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surface form:
Abbasid authorities
|
| father |
Ibn al-Muqaffa'
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Muqaffa'
|
| fatherOccupation | tax official ⓘ |
| genre |
adab
ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ political literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arabic mirror-for-princes literature
ⓘ
Arabic prose ⓘ Islamic political thought ⓘ |
| languageOfWriting |
Arabic
ⓘ
Middle Persian ⓘ |
| name | Ibn al-Muqaffa' self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to adab literature
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introducing Kalila wa Dimna into Arabic literature ⓘ shaping early Arabic prose style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Adab al-kabīr
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Adab al-kabīr ⓘ
surface form:
Adab al-ṣaghīr
Kalila wa Dimna ⓘ Kitāb al-Yatīma ⓘ Risāla fī al-ṣaḥāba ⓘ |
| occupation |
scribe
ⓘ
secretary ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| styleCharacterizedAs |
clear
ⓘ
concise ⓘ elegant ⓘ |
| subjectOf | studies in classical Arabic prose ⓘ |
| translatedFrom | Middle Persian ⓘ |
| translatedInto | Arabic ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Abbasid governor of Basra
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Umayyad administration in Iraq ⓘ |
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Subject: Ibn al-Muqaffa' Description of subject: Ibn al-Muqaffa' was an 8th-century Persian-born writer and translator who became a foundational figure in early Arabic prose, best known for introducing works like Kalila wa Dimna into Arabic literature.
Referenced by (6)
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