Mukhariq
Abu’l-Muhannāʾ Mukhāriq ibn Yaḥyā ibn Nāwūs (Arabic: أبوالمهنى مُخارق بن يحيى) (fl. ca. 800–844/5), was one of the most distinguished singers of the Abbasid period, and a protege of the Barmakids and the caliphs from Harun al-Rashid to al-Wathiq.
Mukhariq Abu’l-Muhannāʾ Mukhāriq ibn Yaḥyā ibn Nāwūs | |
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| Born | Madma or Kufa, Abbasid Caliphate |
| Died | 845/846 |
| Resting place | Samarra |
| Nationality | Caliphate |
| Occupation | Arabic Singer of the Abbasid court |
| Years active | 800–844/5 |
| Era | Islamic Golden Age (Early Abbasid era) |
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