Rudaki
Sign in to saveRudaki (also spelled Rodaki; ; – 940/41) was a poet, singer, and musician who is regarded as the first major poet to write in New Persian. A court poet under the Samanids, he reportedly composed more than 180,000 verses, yet only a small portion of his work has survived, most notably parts of his versification of the Kalila wa-Dimna, a collection of Indian fables.
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Rudaki was a Persian poet, singer, and musician of the 10th century who is considered the first major writer of poetry in the Persian language as it was spoken at that time. Though he reportedly composed over 180,000 verses while serving at a royal court, only fragments of his work survive today, including portions of his adaptation of the Kalila wa-Dimna, a famous collection of Indian fables.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- c. 858
- Died
- 940/41
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Jewish Travel Guide, 1992
- Лирика. Из персидско-таджикской поэзии
- Devoni Rūdakī
- Versoj
- Sheʺri Rūdaki
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Abū 'Abd Allāh Ja'far ibn Muḥammad Rūdakī (Persian: ابوعبدالله جعفر بن محمد رودکی; born c. 859, Rudaki, Khorasan – died 940/941), better known as Rudaki (رودکی), and also known as "Adam of Poets" (آدمالشعرا), was a Persian poet regarded as the first great literary genius of the Modern Persian language. Rudaki composed poems in the modern Persian alphabet and is considered a founder of classical Persian literature. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Rudaki">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Rudaki (also spelled Rodaki; ; – 940/41) was a poet, singer, and musician who is regarded as the first major poet to write in New Persian. A court poet under the Samanids, he reportedly composed more than 180,000 verses, yet only a small portion of his work has survived, most notably parts of his versification of the Kalila wa-Dimna, a collection of Indian fables.
Born in the village of Banoj (located in the present-day Rudak area), the most important part of Rudaki's career was spent at the court of the Samanids. While biographical information connects him to the Samanid amir (ruler) Nasr II (), he may have already joined the court under the latter's predecessor, Ahmad Samani ().
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