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Nizami Ganjavi

1141 - 1209

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Nizami Ganjavi (Persian: نظامی گنجوی, romanized: Niẓāmī Ganjavī, lit. 'Niẓāmī of Ganja'; c. 1141 – 1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī, was a 12th-century poet. Nizami is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, who brought a colloquial and realistic style to the Persian epic. His heritage is widely appreciated in Afghanistan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran, the Kurdistan region and Tajikistan. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nizami Ganjavi is the 179th most popular writer (up from 181st in 2019), the most popular biography from Azerbaijan (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Azerbaijani Writer.

Nizami Ganjavi is most famous for his epic poem, the "Khamsa," which is a collection of five long poems.

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Among writers, Nizami Ganjavi ranks 179 out of 7,302. Before him are André Breton, Wisława Szymborska, William Faulkner, Anna Wintour, John Milton, and Charlotte Brontë. After him are Stéphane Mallarmé, Fernando Pessoa, Al-Masudi, Mikhail Bulgakov, Catullus, and Taras Shevchenko.

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Among people born in 1141, Nizami Ganjavi ranks 1. After him are Gerard de Ridefort, Malcolm IV of Scotland, Eisai, Floris III, Count of Holland, and Azalais de Porcairagues. Among people deceased in 1209, Nizami Ganjavi ranks 1. After him are Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, Phillipe de Plessis, William of Champlitte, Alfonso II, Count of Provence, Raymond Roger Trencavel, and Margaret of Sweden, Queen of Norway.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Nizami Ganjavi ranks 1 out of 232. After him are Heydar Aliyev (1923), Lev Landau (1908), Ilham Aliyev (1961), Richard Sorge (1895), Mstislav Rostropovich (1927), Garry Kasparov (1963), Arghun (1250), Imadaddin Nasimi (1369), Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901), Abulfaz Elchibey (1938), and Zecharia Sitchin (1920).

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Among WRITERS In Azerbaijan

Among writers born in Azerbaijan, Nizami Ganjavi ranks 1. After him are Imadaddin Nasimi (1369), Zecharia Sitchin (1920), Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1812), Khaqani (1126), Banine (1905), Mirza Shafi Vazeh (1794), Mahsati (1089), Samad Vurgun (1906), Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1869), Ahmad Javad (1892), and Armen Ohanian (1887).

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