Nizami Ganjavi

Also known as Nezami Ganjavi, Nizami Ganje'i,, Nizami, Nezāmi, Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī

Persian poet

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Nizami Ganjavi was a writer who lived from 1141 to 1209. He is also known by the pseudonym نظامی.

His body of work includes eight distinct pieces. One notable source regarding his life is titled "Biografia de Ilyas ibn Yusuf Nizami o Nezami."

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Elias
Gender: male
Place of birth: Ganja
Place of death: Ganja
Occupation: writer
Languages spoken: Persian
Native language: Persian
Notable work: Khamsa
Image: Nizami Rug Crop.jpg

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Commons category: Nezami
place of burial: Nizami Mausoleum
topic's main category: Category:Nizami Ganjavi
date of birth: 1141-00-00
date of death: 1209-00-00
Commons Creator page: Nizami Ganjavi
Commons gallery: Nezami
name in native language: نظامی گنجوی
pseudonym: نظامی
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
writing language: Persian
described at URL: www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/n/nizami.htm
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
birth name: الیاس بن یوسف بن زکی بن مؤیَّد
kunya: ʾAbū Muḥammad

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Works in European collections

8 objects attributed to Nizami Ganjavi, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Milano, Biblioteca nazionale Braidense, Castiglioni, Castiglioni 22

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Life

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Nizami Ganjavi