Zahir-al-Din Faryabi

Zahir-al-Din Abu-al-Fazl Tahir ibn Muhammad (Persian: ظهیرالدّین ابوالفضل طاهر بن محمد) mostly known as Zahir Faryabi (Persian: ظهیر فاریابی) was a 12th-century Persian poet.[1] He was born in Faryab (in today's Afghanistan). His works mostly consist of Qasidas for several Seljuq Emirs. He died in 1201 CE in Tabriz.

He dedicated at least one poem to the Shirvanshah Akhsitan I (r. after 1160 – 1197–1203/04).[2]

References and notes
  1. J.T.P. de Bruijn, "FĀRYĀBĪ, ẒAHĪR-AL-DĪN ABU’L-FAŻL ṬĀHER" in Encyclopedia Iranica
  2. de Blois 2004, pp. 460–461.

References
  • de Blois, Francois (2004). Persian Literature - A Bio-Bibliographical Survey: Poetry of the Pre-Mongol Period (Volume V). Routledge. ISBN 978-0947593476.
  • Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. 1968 OCLC 460598. ISBN 90-277-0143-1
  • J.T.P. de Bruijn, "FĀRYĀBĪ, ẒAHĪR-AL-DĪN ABU’L-FAŻL ṬĀHER" in Encyclopædia Iranica
  • Khanbaghi, Aptin (2016). "Champions of the Persian Language: The Mongols or the Turks?". In Nicola, Bruno; Melville, Charles (eds.). The Mongols' Middle East: Continuity and Transformation in Ilkhanid Iran. Brill. pp. 193–215. ISBN 978-9004311992.
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