Author · Azerbaijan, Iran
Nizami Ganjavi
Died in 1209
Nizami was born around 1141 in Ganja, in the South Caucasus, and spent his whole life there. He wrote in Persian and dedicated his poems to princes of rival dynasties, Seljuks, Eldiguzids or Shirvanshahs, without being a court poet and while leading a secluded life. He died in Ganja in 1209, or around 1202 according to some studies. His mausoleum, built in 1947, was rebuilt after the independence of Azerbaijan, and his legacy is today claimed in both Iran and Azerbaijan.
In the catalogue 2
- PoetryThe Treasury of MysteriesMəxzən-ül-əsrarNizami Ganjavi · 1163Literature
- PoetryLayli and Majnunلیلی و مجنونNizami Ganjavi · 1188Literature