Ziryab (789–857)

Ziryab (789–857)

Ziryab (789–857) Alternative last name spellings: – Alternative first name spellings: Abu l-Hasan ‘Ali Ibn Nafi‘ Alias: –   GENERAL INFO Description: Ziryab was a musician recognized as a polymath, famous for the refined oriental customs that...
Al-Suli (880-946)

Al-Suli (880-946)

Al-Suli (880-946) Alternative last name spellings:  Alternative first name spellings: Abu Bakr bin Yahya. Alias: –     GENERAL INFO Description: Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli was an erudite, poet and writer. He was a legendary shatranj player (an ancestor of...