'Orfi Shirazi
Jamāl-al-Din Moḥammad Sidi (1555–1591), known by his pen-name Urfi, or Orfi or Urfi Shirazi, was a 16th-century Persian poet. He was born in Shiraz and in his youth, he migrated to India and became one of the poets of the court of Akbar the Great. He is one of the most prominent Persian poets of Indian style.
Also recorded as Muḥammad ʿUrfī Šīrāzī
'Orfi Shirazi
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- Name
- Orfi Shirazi
- Born
- 1555
- Died
- August 1591
- Occupation
- Poet
- Birthplace
- Shiraz, Safavid Iran
- Place of death
- Lahore, Mughal Empire
- Languages
- Persian
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Jamāl-al-Din Moḥammad Sidi (1555–1591), known by his pen-name Urfi, or Orfi or Urfi Shirazi, was a 16th-century Persian poet. He was born in Shiraz and in his youth, he migrated to India and became one of the poets of the court of Akbar the Great. He is one of the most prominent Persian poets of Indian style.
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• Name — Orfi Shirazi • Born — 1555 • Died — August 1591 • Occupation — Poet • Language — Persian • Birthplace — Shiraz, Safavid Iran • Place of death — Lahore, Mughal Empire • Resting Place — Imam Ali Shrine, Najaf, Iraq • Native Name — عرفی شیرازی
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'Orfi Shirazi was born on 1 January 1555.
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'Orfi Shirazi died on 1 January 1590.
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