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Majd ad-Dīn Usāma ibn Murshid ibn ʿAlī ibn Munqidh al-Kināni al-Kalbī (also Usamah, Ousama, etc.;) (4 July 1095 – 17 November 1188) or Ibn Munqidh was a medieval Arab Muslim poet, author, faris (knight), and diplomat from the Banu Munqidh dynasty of Shaizar in northern Syria.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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1129year
Shaizarattested“Usama ultimately left Shaizar temporarily in 1129, and after his father death in 1137 his exile became permanent.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
May 1137month
Shaizarattested“He returned to Shaizar when his father died in May 1137, and again in April 1138 when Byzantine emperor John II Comnenus besieged the city.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
1138 to 1139period
Jerusalemattested“Usama was sent on a preliminary visit to Jerusalem in 1138, and in 1139 Zengi captured Baalbek in Damascene territory.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
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1119year
Apamea, Syriamentioned“According to Usama, his first experience in battle took place in 1119, in a raid on the crusaders at Apamea.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
1135year
Hamamentioned“In 1135, he returned to the south, to Hama, where one of Zengi's generals, al-Yaghisiyani, was appointed governor.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
1140 to 1143period
Jerusalemmentioned“In 1140, Unur sent Usama back to Jerusalem to conclude a treaty with the crusaders, and both he and Unur visited their new allies numerous times between 1140 and 1143.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
1153year
Egyptmentioned“Back in Egypt, as-Sallar was assassinated in 1153 by his son Abbas, Abbas's son Nasr, and caliph az-Zafir, who, according to Usama, was Nasr's lover.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
June 1154month
Damascusmentioned“He lost his possessions in Cairo, and on the way to Damascus his retinue was attacked by the crusaders and Bedouin nomads, but in June 1154 he safely reached Damascus, which had recently been captured by Nur ad-Din.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
June 1154month
Cairomentioned“He lost his possessions in Cairo, and on the way to Damascus his retinue was attacked by the crusaders and Bedouin nomads, but in June 1154 he safely reached Damascus, which had recently been captured by Nur ad-Din.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
1156year
Damascusmentioned“Ibn Ruzzik tried to persuade him to come back, as the rest of his family was still in Cairo, but Usama was able to bring them to Damascus, through crusader territory, in 1156.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
1156year
Cairomentioned“Ibn Ruzzik tried to persuade him to come back, as the rest of his family was still in Cairo, but Usama was able to bring them to Damascus, through crusader territory, in 1156.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
1160 to 1164period
Meccamentioned“He went on pilgrimage to Mecca in 1160, then went on campaign against the crusaders with Nur ad-Din in 1162, and was at the Battle of Harim in 1164.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
1160 to 1164period
Battle of Harimmentioned“He went on pilgrimage to Mecca in 1160, then went on campaign against the crusaders with Nur ad-Din in 1162, and was at the Battle of Harim in 1164.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
Damascusmentioned“In 1174, Usama was invited to Damascus to serve Saladin, who had succeeded Nur ad-Din earlier that year and was a friend of Usama's son Murhaf.”source: Wikipedia: Usama ibn Munqidh
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