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Sanai

1080 - 1131

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Hakim Abul-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam Sanā'ī Ghaznavi (Persian: حکیم ابوالمجد مجدود ‌بن آدم سنایی غزنوی), more commonly known as Sanai, was a poet in the Ghaznavid Empire, who wrote in Persian. He was born in 1080 and died between 1131 and 1141. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sanai is the 1,941st most popular writer (down from 1,802nd in 2019), the 70th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 57th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Afghan Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sanai ranks 1,941 out of 7,302. Before him are Don Juan Manuel, Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Maria Shriver, Eustache Deschamps, Jean Paulhan, and Ludwig Uhland. After him are Dorothy L. Sayers, Emmanuel Carrère, Nicanor Parra, Laura Mancinelli, Mikhail Artsybashev, and Fredrika Bremer.

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Among people born in 1080, Sanai ranks 10. Before him are Norbert of Xanten, Isidore the Laborer, Theresa, Countess of Portugal, Fakhr al-Mulk Radwan, Matilda of Scotland, and Raymond du Puy. After him are Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī, Abu Hamid al-Gharnati, Margaret Fredkulla, William of Malmesbury, William of Conches, and Domenico Morosini. Among people deceased in 1131, Sanai ranks 9. Before him are Stephen II of Hungary, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, Canute Lavard, Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, Mahmud II, and Dobrodeia of Kiev. After him are Philip of France, William, Count of Luxembourg, and Peter of Bruys.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Sanai ranks 70 out of 177. Before him are Ibn Hibban (883), Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza (1422), Zaman Shah Durrani (1770), Inayatullah Khan (1888), Ayub Khan (1857), and Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968). After him are Al-Sijzi (945), Diodotus II (-252), Kujula Kadphises (20), Jalaluddin Haqqani (1939), Akhtar Mansour (1968), and Ahmad Zahir (1946).

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Among WRITERS In Afghanistan

Among writers born in Afghanistan, Sanai ranks 4. Before him are Rumi (1207), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), and Khaled Hosseini (1965). After him are Gulbadan Begum (1523), Unsuri (980), Rabia Balkhi (1000), Farrukhi Sistani (980), Atiq Rahimi (1962), Nadia Anjuman (1981), Niloofar Rahmani (1992), and Nadia Ghulam (1985).

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