Nizami Ganjavi
Nizami Ganjavi | |
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Rug depiction of Nizami Ganjavi (1939), Ganja Museum, Republic of Azerbaijan | |
| 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, Persian lyrical poetry, wisdom literature |
| Notable works | Khamsa or Panj Ganj ('Five Treasures') |
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Nizami Ganjavi (Persian: نظامی گنجوی, romanized: Niẓāmī Ganjavī, lit. 'Niẓāmī of Ganja'; c. 1141 – 1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī, was a 12th-century poet. Nizami is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, who brought a colloquial and realistic style to the Persian epic. His heritage is widely appreciated in Afghanistan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran, the Kurdistan region and Tajikistan.