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Also Known As Abū ʿUthmān ʿAmr ibn Baḥr al-Jāḥiẓ • ʿAmr ibn Baḥr
Born c.776 • Basra • Iraq
Died 868 or 869 • Basra • Iraq
Notable Works “Exploits of the Turks” • “Kitāb al-Ḥayawān” • “Kitāb al-bayān wa al-tabyīn”
Subjects Of Study Arabic literature

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