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Usama ibn Munqidh
Usama ibn Munqidh was an Arab poet, soldier and courtier of the Munqidhite family of Shaizar in northern Syria. He served the rulers of Damascus, the Fatimids in Cairo, and Nur al-Din and Saladin, and had friendly dealings with Frankish knights. His memoir, the Kitab al-I'tibar, is a celebrated source on life and war in the age of the Crusades.
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