Nizami Ganjavi
12-century Persian poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nizami Ganjavi (Persian: نظامی گنجوی, romanized: Niẓāmī Ganjavī, lit. 'Niẓāmī of Ganja'; c. 1141 – 1209), Nizami Ganje'i,[2] Nizami,[3] or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī,[4] was a 12th-century Muslim poet. Nizami is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature,[5] who brought a colloquial and realistic style to the Persian epic.[1][3] His heritage is widely appreciated in Afghanistan,[2] Republic of Azerbaijan,[6] Iran,[2] the Kurdistan region[7][8][9] and Tajikistan.[2]
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Born | c. 1141 (earlier date c. 1130 has also been suggested) Ganja, Seljuk Empire (modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan) |
Died | 1209 (aged 68–78) Ganja (Shirvanshah dynasty, modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan) |
Period | 12th century |
Genre | Romantic Persian epic poetry,[1] Persian lyrical poetry, wisdom literature |
Notable works | Khamsa or Panj Ganj ('Five Treasures') |
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