Anvari
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Anvari (1126–1189), full name '''Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mohammad Khavarani or Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mahmud''' () was a Persian poet.
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Anvari, also known as Ḥasan Anvarī, was a male poet who wrote in Persian and Tajik. Born in 1126 in Abiward, Balkh Province, he practiced mysticism within the Islamic worldview. His notable works include *Gozideh-ye Ash’ar-e Rudaki*, *Ghamnameh-ye Rostam va Sohrab*, *Dastūr-i zabān-i Fārsī*, *Āʾīn-i nigārish*, and *Shūrīdah va bī qarār*.
He died by suicide in 1189 or 1190 in Balkh. His life and work have been described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, the *Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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- Works
- 15
Top works
- گزيده ى اشعار رودكى
- غمنامه رستم و سهراب
- Dastūr-i zabān-i Fārsī
- Āʾīn-i nigārish
- Shūrīdah va bī qarār
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Anvari
- Person.image
- Two Folios from a divan of Anwari.jpg
- Person.caption
- Folio from a divan of Anvari. From a Persian manuscript made in Deccan, probably Golconda. Dated 1630–1635
- Person.birth_date
- 1126
- Person.birth_place
- Abiward, Khurasan, Seljuk Empire
- Person.death_date
- 1189 (aged 63)
- Person.death_place
- Balkh, Khurasan, Kara-Khanid Khanate
- Person.occupation
- Poet
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Abiward
- Place of death
- Balkh
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages spoken
- Tajik
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- Drawing of Anvari by Abbas Rassam Arjangi.jpg
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- date of death
- 1189-00-00
- date of birth
- 1116-00-00
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- manner of death
- Suicide
- writing language
- Persian
- Commons category
- Anvari
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- Gajah Mada
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Anvari (1126–1189), full name '''Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mohammad Khavarani or Awhad ad-Din 'Ali ibn Mahmud''' () was a Persian poet.
Anvarī was born in Abivard (now in Turkmenistan) and died in Balkh, Khorāsān (now in Afghanistan). He studied science and literature at the collegiate institute in Toon (now Ferdows, Iran), becoming a famous astronomer as well as a poet.
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