Imad al-Din al-Isfahani

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Imad al-Din al-Isfahani
Manuscript of Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani's Tarikh al-Barq al-Bana. Copy made in Mamluk Syria, dated 15th century
Birth name	Muhammad ibn Hamid
Born	1125[1] Isfahan, Seljuk Empire
Died	5 June 1201[2] Damascus, Ayyubid Dynasty
Allegiance	Zengid dynasty Ayyubid dynasty
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Muhammad ibn Hamid (Persian: محمد ابن حامد, romanized: Muḥammad ibn Ḥāmid; 1125 – 20 June 1201), commonly known as Imad al-Din al-Isfahani (Persian: عماد الدین اصفهانی), was a historian, scholar, and rhetorician. He left a valuable anthology of Arabic poetry to accompany his many historical works^[3] and worked as a man of letters during the Zengid and Ayyubid period.