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Farrukhi Sistani

980 - 1037

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Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn Julugh Farrukhi Sistani (Persian: ابوالحسن علی بن جولوغ فرخی سیستانی), better known as Farrukhi Sistani (فرخی سیستانی; c. 1000 – 1040) was one of the most prominent Persian court poets in the history of Persian literature. Initially serving a dehqan in Sistan and the Muhtajids in Chaghaniyan, Farrukhi entered the service of the Ghaznavids in 1017, where he became the panegyrist of its rulers, Mahmud (r. 999–1030) and Mas'ud I (r. 1030–1040), as well as numerous viziers and princes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Farrukhi Sistani is the 3,801st most popular writer (down from 3,653rd in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Afghan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Farrukhi Sistani ranks 3,801 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter Mayle, Anton Delvig, Irakli Abashidze, Marianne Moore, Laurens van der Post, and Ari Behn. After him are Wang Bo, Luigi Capuana, Ricardo Piglia, Alberto Savinio, Claude Aveline, and Théophile Thoré-Bürger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 980, Farrukhi Sistani ranks 20. Before him are Muhammad II of Córdoba, Einar Thambarskelfir, Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi, Unsuri, Adalbero, Duke of Carinthia, and Yahya of Antioch. After him are Emma of Provence, and Izyaslav of Polotsk. Among people deceased in 1037, Farrukhi Sistani ranks 7. Before him are Avicenna, Bermudo III of León, Boleslaus III, Duke of Bohemia, Vazul, Odo II, Count of Blois, and Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi. After him is Robert II.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Farrukhi Sistani ranks 106 out of 177. Before him are Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad (1139), Rabia Balkhi (1000), Suhail Shaheen (null), Mohammed Fahim (1957), Afghan Girl (1972), and Qabus (1000). After him are Abdul Kabir (1958), Mohammad Afzal Khan (1811), Zalmay Khalilzad (1951), Sima Samar (1957), Kamran Mirza (1512), and Amrullah Saleh (1972).

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Among WRITERS In Afghanistan

Among writers born in Afghanistan, Farrukhi Sistani ranks 8. Before him are Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Khaled Hosseini (1965), Sanai (1080), Gulbadan Begum (1523), Unsuri (980), and Rabia Balkhi (1000). After him are Atiq Rahimi (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Niloofar Rahmani (1992), Nadia Ghulam (1985), and Fatima Bhutto (1982).

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