Ibn Baqi
Moorish writer
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Ibn Baqi (Arabic: إبن بقي) or Abu Bakr Yahya Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Rahman Ibn Baqi (Arabic: أبو بكر يحيى بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن بقي) (died 1145 or 1150) was an Arab poet from Córdoba or Toledo in al-Andalus. Baqi is one of the best-known strophic poets and songwriters of Al-Andalus. He moved between Morocco and Al-Andalus and wrote several poems honoring members of a Moroccan family, the Banu Asara, qadis of Salé.[1] He is especially famous for his muwashshahat.[2] A considerable number of his poems are in the anthology of Al-Maqqari.
Native name
أبو بكر يحيى بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن بقي
Born
Abu Bakr Yahya Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Rahman Ibn Baqi
Died1145 or 1150
OccupationPoet
Ibn Baqi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | أبو بكر يحيى بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن بقي |
| Born | Abu Bakr Yahya Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Rahman Ibn Baqi |
| Died | 1145 or 1150 |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Arabic |
| Nationality | Andalusian |
| Notable works | Muwashshahat |
