Al-Hariri of Basra
Arab poet and scholar
- Lived
- 1054–1122
Updated September 2026
About Al-Hariri of Basra
Al-Hariri of Basra was a poet belonging to the Beni Harram tribe of Bedouin Arabs, who lived and died in the city of Basra, modern Iraq. He was a scholar of the Arabic language and a dignitary of the Seljuk Empire, which ruled Iraq during his lifetime, from 1055 to 1135.
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