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Imru'-al-Qays

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Imru'-al-Qays (died c. 550)

Arab poet. He is regarded as the greatest poet of pre-Islamic times and one of the founders of Arabic poetry. He is the author of one of the seven Mu'allaqat collections of odes.

Son of the chief of the Kinda people, Imru'-al-Qays lived a wandering life among drifters and outlaws. After his father was killed by the Banu Asad people, tradition tells that, seeking vengeance, he obtained troops from the emperor Justinian, who later killed him with a poisoned cloak, believing him to have seduced a princess.



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