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Abu'l-Ala Ganjavi

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Abu'l-Ala Ganjavi (Persian: ابوالعلا گنجوی)[1] or Abul'alā-ye Ganje'i (Persian: ابوالعلای گنجه‌ای, lit.'Abul'alā of Ganja') was a Persian[2] poet of the 12th century at the court of the Shirvanshahs.[3] He is also known as the "Master of Poets"[4] (استاد الشعرا Ostād osh-Sho'arā),[3] for he became the master in poetry of Khaqani, introducing him to the court of Khaqan Manuchehr Shirvanshah,[5] as well as of Falaki.[3]

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  1. ^ Karīmī, M. (2003). سیماى زن در فرهنگ و ادب آذربایجان (in Persian). p. 41. ISBN 9789646741447.
  2. ^ Aḥmad Tamīmʹdārī. The Book of Iran: A History of Persian Literature : Schools, Periods, Styles and Literary Genres, Alhoda UK, 2002, p. 166
  3. ^ a b c Sajjādi 1983, pp. 252–253.
  4. ^ The Heavenly Rose-garden: A History of Shirvan & Daghestan. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. 2009. p. 174. ISBN 9781933823270.
  5. ^ Hamid Wahed Alikuzai (2013). A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes. Vol. 1. Trafford Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 9781490714479.

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