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and the

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court in Marrakesh. He was born in

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ca. 1039/1049. He was murdered by Christian raiders on the road from Lorca to

in 1087. One of his poems is the famous ode to the battle of Zalaca.

References

*'' Encyclopaedia of Islam'', Brill Publishers, Leiden, s.v. "Ibn Wahbūn". {{DEFAULTSORT:Abd Al-Jalil Ibn Wahbun 11th-century writers from al-Andalus Year of birth unknown 1087 deaths