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Faizi

1547 - 1595

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Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, popularly known by his pen-name, Faizi (20 September 1547 – 15 October 1595) was a poet and scholar of late medieval India whose ancestors were the Malik-ush-Shu'ara (poet laureate) of Akbar's Court. He was the elder brother of Akbar's historian Abul Fazl. Akbar highly recognised the genius in him and appointed him tutor for his sons and gave place to him among his decorative 'Navaratnas'. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Faizi is the 4,411th most popular writer (down from 3,821st in 2019), the 591st most popular biography from India (down from 472nd in 2019) and the 70th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Faizi ranks 4,411 out of 7,302. Before him are FM-2030, Lydia Chukovskaya, Jafar Jabbarly, Maurice Sachs, Kito Lorenc, and Gregory David Roberts. After him are Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Christian Gotthilf Salzmann, Ahmed Rami, Arkady Averchenko, Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau, and Mario Rigoni Stern.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1547, Faizi ranks 23. Before him are Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, Princess Sophia of Sweden, Alof de Wignacourt, Ubbo Emmius, Jurij Dalmatin, and Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg. After him is William Morgan. Among people deceased in 1595, Faizi ranks 17. Before him are Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, Thoinot Arbeau, Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, Pasquale Cicogna, and Magnus, Duke of Östergötland. After him are Thomas Digges, and Jean de Sponde.

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In India

Among people born in India, Faizi ranks 591 out of 1,861. Before him are Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932), Disha Patani (1992), Nitish Kumar (1951), Nagarjun (1911), Sukhdev Thapar (1907), and Christian Zacharias (1950). After him are Balamani Amma (1909), Irom Chanu Sharmila (1972), Saalumarada Thimmakka (1911), Shabana Azmi (1950), Jeannette Altwegg (1930), and Amarinder Singh (1942).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Faizi ranks 70. Before him are Arundhati Roy (1961), Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (1898), Surdas (1478), Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908), Qurratulain Hyder (1927), and Nagarjun (1911). After him are Balamani Amma (1909), R. K. Narayan (1906), Firaq Gorakhpuri (1896), Krishan Chander (1914), Bhalchandra Nemade (1938), and Saadat Hasan Manto (1912).

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