Imru' al-Qais ibn Hujr
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Imru' al-Qais ibn Hujr was a pre-Islamic Arab poet-prince renowned as one of the greatest authors of the Mu'allaqat and a foundational figure in classical Arabic poetry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arab prince
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Mu'allaqat poet ⓘ classical Arabic poet ⓘ pre-Islamic Arab poet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Imru’ al-Qais al-Kindi
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Imru’ al-Qays NERFINISHED ⓘ Imru’ al-Qays al-Malik ad-Dillīl NERFINISHED ⓘ Imru’ al-Qays ibn Ḥujr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mu'allaqat
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suspended odes ⓘ |
| causeOfExile | conflict following his father’s killing ⓘ |
| century | 6th century ⓘ |
| deathCircumstances | died while seeking Byzantine support ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Ankara (traditionally, in Anatolia) ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Arabs
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surface form:
Arab
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| father | Hujr ibn al-Harith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOccupation | Kindite king ⓘ |
| genre |
elegy
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love poetry ⓘ qasida ⓘ wine poetry ⓘ |
| honorific |
The Lost King
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The Wandering King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abbasid poets
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Umayyad poets NERFINISHED ⓘ later Arabic love poetry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
highly elaborate imagery
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influencing later Arabic poetic tradition ⓘ innovative use of the nasib (amatory prelude) ⓘ refined classical Arabic diction ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | considered a model for the classical Arabic qasida structure ⓘ |
| literaryStatus |
foundational figure in classical Arabic poetry
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one of the greatest authors of the Mu'allaqat ⓘ |
| movement | classical Arabic poetry ⓘ |
| name | Imru' al-Qais ibn Hujr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Mu'allaqa of Imru’ al-Qais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poeticTheme |
desert journeys
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heroism and battle ⓘ love and eroticism ⓘ nostalgia for lost campsites ⓘ wine and revelry ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
claimant to the throne of Kindah
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dispossessed prince ⓘ |
| region |
Arabian Peninsula
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Najd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Jahiliyyah
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pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| tribe | Kindah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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