Ubayd Zakani
Ubayd Zakani was a writer and poet (1301–1371). He was born at Zakan and died at Shiraz.
Also recorded as Ubayd-i Zakani.
Ubayd Zakani in brief
- Born
- 1301
- Died
- 1371
- Known for
- writer and poet
- Place of birth
- Zakan
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Ubayd-i Zakani. His recorded language was Persian. His recorded confession was Sunni Islam.
Catalogued works
3 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library.
The Mouse and Cat Poem. Ubayd Zakani - Poetry, Prose, Satire, Jokes, Ribaldry. Cats and Mice.
Literature
6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Typology of Persian Poetry from the Perspective of Political Literature, Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, 2014. Changing and Extending of Debate (Munazara) Subgenre of Maqama Genre Until Qajar Period, نثرپژوهی ادب فارسی, 2022. Satire and social criticism in Ubayd Zakani's works, Kom: Časopis za Religijske Nauke, 2020. Investigation and Comparison of Ironic Aspects in Saadi's Gulistan andUbayd Zakani’s Akhlaq al-ashraf, Literary Arts, 2022. A comparative analysis of impoliteness strategies in the Satire of Obeyd Zakani and Dehkhoda, زبان پژوهی, 2025. Discourse Analysis of Ubayd Zakani’s The Treatise of One Hundred Advices Based on Critical Discourse Analysis, متن شناسی ادب فارسی, 2026.
Digitised editions and texts
3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
مجموعۀ هشت دیوان Mağmū’a-i hašt Dīwān (1440) — Internet Archive. Book 12 of COLOSSIANS in Azerbaijan Caucasus Persian Azeri in Arabic Script — Internet Archive. Book 15 of 1 TIMOTHY in Azerbaijan Caucasus Aseri Persian in Arabic Script — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 22 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1301Ubayd Zakani born at Zakan.
- 1371Ubayd Zakani died at Shiraz.
Sources
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- 1.
“Ubayd Zakani”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2018948: Ubayd Zakani
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- Tytus CzyżewskiAuthor
- Tzipi ChotovelyAuthor
- U NuAuthor
- U. R. AnanthamurthyAuthor
- Ubayd-Allah ibn Abd-AllahAuthor
- Ubertino of CasaleAuthor
- Uberto DecembrioAuthor
- Uday PrakashAuthor
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