Even famous Muslim rulers rarely received full-length biographies

Evidence

Thus, we have several Arabic biographies of Saladin, most notably the work by ‘Imad al-Din, who combines Saladin’s biography with his own autobiography, and whose frequent use of rhymed prose and heroic narrative qualifies his work as semi-epic literature. As a later example, I would mention the Ottoman ac­ counts of the Hungarian wars of Suleyman the Magnificent, where the Ottoman historian Kemalpashazade again uses the same kind of literary style—part chron­ icle, part heroic poetry—to describe the achievements of his hero. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1930 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Islamic biographical registers recorded only exceptions, not routine practice; Islamic historiography sustained semi-epic heroic biography long past its early period. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1930

Broader Connections

• Islamic historiography sustained semi-epic heroic biography long past its early period. #complicates (0.80) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1930