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Niẓāmī Ganjavī

1141–1209

2 standalone books

Nizami Ganjavi (c. 1141–1209), whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī, was a 12th-century Persian poet. He is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, bringing a colloquial and realistic style to the Persian epic, and his heritage is widely appreciated across Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, the Kurdistan region, and Tajikistan.

Born
1141

Books by Niẓāmī Ganjavī

  1. Cover of Layla and Majnun

    Layla and Majnun

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  2. Cover of Khosrow and Shirin

    Khosrow and Shirin

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