Anselm Turmeda, later known as Abd Allah at-Tarjuman, was a Christian priest from Mallorca who converted to Islam and settled in Tunis. He is one of the earliest writers to have written in both Arabic and a Latin language (Catalan).
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Anselm Turmeda, later known as Abd Allah at-Tarjuman, was a Christian priest from Mallorca who converted to Islam and settled in Tunis. He is one of the earliest writers to have written in both Arabic and a Latin language (Catalan). He became a vizier in Hafsid Tunis where he died in 1423 during the reign of Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1355 to 1423 · aged 68
Written about in
15 languages
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