WRITER

Jami

1414 - 1492

Jami

Nūr ad-Dīn 'Abd ar-Rahmān Jāmī (Persian: نورالدین عبدالرحمن جامی; 7 November 1414 – 9 November 1492), also known as Mawlanā Nūr al-Dīn 'Abd al-Rahmān or Abd-Al-Rahmān Nur-Al-Din Muhammad Dashti, or simply as Jami or Djāmī and in Turkey as Molla Cami, was a Persian Sunni poet who is known for his achievements as a prolific scholar and writer of mystical Sufi literature. He was primarily a prominent poet-theologian of the school of Ibn Arabi and a Khwājagānī Sũfī, recognized for his eloquence and for his analysis of the metaphysics of mercy. His most famous poetic works are Haft Awrang, Tuhfat al-Ahrar, Layla wa Majnun, Fatihat al-Shabab, Lawa'ih, Al-Durrah al-Fakhirah. Jami belonged to the Naqshbandi Sufi order. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jami is the 271st most popular writer (down from 264th in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Iran (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Iranian Writer.

Jami is most famous for his work on the "Hikayat Amir Hamza", which is a Persian epic poem about Amir Hamza, the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Among writers, Jami ranks 271 out of 7,302. Before him are Bartolomé de las Casas, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Anna Akhmatova, Sallust, Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, and Snorri Sturluson. After him are Arthur C. Clarke, Quintilian, Elfriede Jelinek, Peter Handke, Gao Xingjian, and Pär Lagerkvist.

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Bartolomé de las Casas
1484 - 1566
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 265
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
1888 - 1970
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 266
Anna Akhmatova
1889 - 1966
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 267
Sallust
86 BC - 34 BC
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 268
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
1201 - 1274
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 269
Snorri Sturluson
1179 - 1241
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 270
Jami
1414 - 1492
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 271
Arthur C. Clarke
1917 - 2008
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 272
Quintilian
35 - 96
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 273
Elfriede Jelinek
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 274
Peter Handke
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 275
Gao Xingjian
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 276
Pär Lagerkvist
1891 - 1974
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 277

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1414, Jami ranks 2. Before him is Pope Sixtus IV. After him are Munjong of Joseon, Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, and Francis I, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1492, Jami ranks 4. Before him are Lorenzo de' Medici, Pope Innocent VIII, and Piero della Francesca. After him are Elizabeth Woodville, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Antoine Busnois, Gülbahar Hatun, Beatrice of Silva, Sonni Ali, Jaume Huguet, and Christina Abrahamsdotter.

Others Born in 1414

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Pope Sixtus IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1414 - 1484
HPI: 82.12
Rank: 1
Jami
WRITER
1414 - 1492
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 2
Munjong of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1414 - 1452
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 3
Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg
NOBLEMAN
1414 - 1486
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 4
Francis I, Duke of Brittany
POLITICIAN
1414 - 1450
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 5