Abul'ala Ganjavi
Abu'l-Ala Ganjavi or Abul'alā-ye Ganje'i was a Persian poet of the 12th century at the court of the Shirvanshahs. He is also known as the "Master of Poets" (استاد الشعرا), for he became the master in poetry of Khaqani, introducing him to the court of Khaqan Manuchehr Shirvanshah, as well as of Falaki.
Also recorded as Abulula Ganjavi · Abul-ula Gancavi
Abul'ala Ganjavi
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- 1100 · Ganja.
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- poet
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Abu'l-Ala Ganjavi or Abul'alā-ye Ganje'i was a Persian poet of the 12th century at the court of the Shirvanshahs. He is also known as the "Master of Poets" (استاد الشعرا), for he became the master in poetry of Khaqani, introducing him to the court of Khaqan Manuchehr Shirvanshah, as well as of Falaki.
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Abul'ala Ganjavi was born in 1100 at Ganja.
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- 1.Karīmī, M. سیماى زن در فرهنگ و ادب آذربایجان. 41. 2003. 9789646741447.
- 2.Aḥmad Tamīmʹdārī. The Book of Iran: A History of Persian Literature : Schools, Periods, Styles and Literary Genres, Alhoda UK, 2002, p. 166
- 3.Mage Publishers. The Heavenly Rose-garden: A History of Shirvan & Daghestan. 174. 2009. 9781933823270.
- 4.Hamid Wahed Alikuzai. A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes. Trafford Publishing. 1. 126. 2013. 9781490714479.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 6
- Abu’l-ʿAlāʾ Ganjavī. Sajjādi. Ż. 252–253.
- 15. Ḵāqāni Šervāni i. Life. Beelaert. Anna Livia. 522–523.
- de Blois, Francois. Persian Literature - A Bio-Bibliographical Survey: Poetry of the Pre-Mongol Period (Volume V). Routledge. 2004. 978-0947593476.
- Gould, Rebecca Ruth. The Persian Prison Poem. Edinburgh University Press. 2022. 978-1474484015.
- Hasan, Hadi. Falaki-i-Shirwani: His Times, Life, and Works. University of London. 1929.
- Rypka. Jan. Jan Rypka. Poets and Prose Writers of the Late Seljuq and Mongol Periods. 550–625. 550.
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