Niqula bin Yusuf al-Turk (1763–1828) was a scholar, historian, and poet at the court of Amir

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.Goldschmidt, p. 215; Jayyusi, p. 33. He was born in Dayr al-Qamar (in modern-day Lebanon).Goldschmidt, p. 215. He accompanied

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's expedition in Egypt and wrote an account of it, which was translated in French by Desgranges as ''Histoire de l'expédition des Français en Égypte'' (published in 1839).

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has published his memoirs as ''Chronique d'Égypte, 1798–1804''. Al-Turk died, blind, in Dayr al-Qamar.

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*Goldschmidt, Arthur (2000). ''Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt''. Rienner. . *Jayyusi, Salma Khadra (1977). ''Trends and Movements in Modern Arabic Poetry''. Brill. . 1763 births 1828 deaths 19th-century Lebanese historians 19th-century Lebanese poets Lebanese male poets {{Lebanon-poet-stub