Nezami Ganjavi
(1141-1209)
12-century Persian Sunni Muslim poet
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Nizami Ganjavi (Persian: نظامی گنجوی, Niẓāmī Ganjavī, '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 Persian Sunni Muslim poet. Nezāmi 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 and shared by Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, the Kurdistan region and Tajikistan.
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1141 Ganja
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1209 (aged 67) Ganja (Shirvanshah dynasty, modern-day Azerbaijan)
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