Ibn Baqi, Yahya ibn Ahmad
ابن بقي يحيى بن أحمد
1146 CE · 540 AH
An Andalusian poet. The sources differ on the name of his father.
At a glance
- Roles
- Poet
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- al-Andalus & Europe
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Place in the story
- PoetTradition
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Abu Bakr Yahya ibn Ahmad ibn Baqi, an Andalusian poet, who died in 540 AH (1146 CE), according to report. 1
The sources differ on the name of his father. His biography needs an additional source.
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Sources
- Mawsu'at A'lam al-Ulama' wa-l-Adaba' al-Arab wa-l-Muslimin — Dar al-Jil / ALECSO
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ibn Baqi, Yahya ibn Ahmad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibn-baqi-yahya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.