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Ziryab

Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi' (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع, زریاب; c. 789–c. 857), commonly known as Ziryab, was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet, and teacher. He lived and worked in what is now Iraq, West Asia, and Andalusia during the medieval Islamic period. He was also a polymath, with knowledge in astronomy, geography, meteorology…

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Occupation
linguist, geographer, poet, chemist, musician, singer astronomer, gastronomist, etiquette and fashion advisor
Born
Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن نافع) c. 789 In the area of modern day Iraq, possibly Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Died
c. 27 January 857 (aged 67–68) Córdoba, Emirate of Córdoba

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related to Reputation · 23
Ziryab → According, After, Al-Andalus, Al-Maqqari, Ali Ibn Nafi, Arabs, As, Blackbird, China, Christians, During, Fragrant Breeze, Hispania, Iberia, Ibn Hayyan, In, Islamic, Jews, Muslims, Nafh
related to Early life · 20
Ziryab → According, African, AH/790, Arab-African, Baghdad, Based, CE, During, Encyclopaedia, His, Ibrahim, Islam, Kurdish, Mahdi, Mawsili, Muslim, Persian, Sindi, The, Ziryab's
related to Career · 19
Ziryab → Aghlabid, Amin, Amin's, Baghdad, CE, Earlier, Harun, He, Ifriqiya, Kairouan, Ma'mun, Maqqari, Mawsili, One, Rashid, Syria, There, Tunisia, Ziyadat Allah
related to Fashion and hygiene · 11
Ziryab → French, He, Henri Terrasse, Islamic Iberia, It, Morocco, Muslim, North Africa, Orient, The, Without
related to Music · 10
Ziryab → Abd, According, Arabic, Aristotelian, Laúd, North Africa, Nuba, Rahman II, Tifashi, Ziryab's Baghdadi
related to Cuisine · 4
Ziryab → He, Prior, Romans, This
related to Descendants · 4
Ziryab → According, Five, Ibn Hayyan, These
Born · 1
Ziryab → Abu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن نافع) c. 789 In the area of modern day Iraq, possibly Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate
Died · 1
Ziryab → c. 27 January 857 (aged 67–68) Córdoba, Emirate of Córdoba
Occupation · 1
Ziryab → linguist, geographer, poet, chemist, musician, singer astronomer, gastronomist, etiquette and fashion advisor

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ZiryabBornAbu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي بن نافع) c. 789 In the area of modern day Iraq, possibly Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate1.00infobox
ZiryabDiedc. 27 January 857 (aged 67–68) Córdoba, Emirate of Córdoba1.00infobox
ZiryabOccupationlinguist, geographer, poet, chemist, musician, singer astronomer, gastronomist, etiquette and fashion advisor1.00infobox
astronomyinstance ofin common with erudite men of his time he was well versed in many areas of classical study0.80text
historyinstance ofin common with erudite men of his time he was well versed in many areas of classical study0.80text
and geographyinstance ofin common with erudite men of his time he was well versed in many areas of classical study0.80text
asparagusinstance ofby introducing new fruits and vegetables0.80text
Ziryabrelated to CareerCE0.60section
Ziryabrelated to CareerBaghdad0.60section
Ziryabrelated to CareerMa'mun0.60section
Ziryabrelated to CareerHe0.60section
Ziryabrelated to CareerSyria0.60section

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