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Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani

Type Figure Region Syria Time c. 1125–1201 Also known as Imad ad-Din、Imad al-Din al-Isfahani、伊马德丁、伊斯法哈尼

12th-century Syrian historian, secretary, and propaganda writer, born in Isfahan around 1125;…

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  1. c. 1125–1174Isfahan · IranTrained in Persian literature and administrative writing, served as secretary and propaganda scribe at Nur al-Din's court in Damascus, helping shape jihad discourse and supplying talent for the later Saladin regime.
  2. 1174–1201Damascus · SyriaFrom 1174 he campaigned with Saladin, recording the battles of Hattin, Jerusalem, and the Third Crusade; between 1181 and 1190 he continuously wrote chronicles and letter collections praising the sultan, shaping later Islamic narratives of the Crusades.

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