Buhturi

Al-Walīd ibn Ubaidillah Al-Buḥturī (Arabic: أبو الوليد بن عبيدالله البحتري التنوخي, romanized: al-Walīd ibn `Ubayd Allāh al-Buhturī) (821–97 AD; 206–84 AH) was an Arab poet born at Manbij in Islamic Syria, between Aleppo and the Euphrates. Like Abū Tammām (ابو تمام), he was of the tribe of Tayy, from the Buhturids.

Buhturi

Al-Walīd ibn Ubaidillah Al-Buḥturī
أبو الوليد بن عبيدالله البحتري التنوخي
A 1967 sketch is poet Buhturi by unknown artist from the book "Min Oyun al-Shi'r"by Naji al-Qashtini
Born821
Manbij, Bilad al-Sham, Abbasid Caliphate (now Syria)
Died897 (aged 75-76)
Manbij, Abbasid Caliphate
Resting placeManbij
Pen nameAl-Buhturi
OccupationArabic Poet
LanguageArabic
NationalityCaliphate
PeriodIslamic Golden Age
(Abbasid era)
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