Abu-Shakur Balkhi

Abu-Shakur Balkhi

Abu Shakur Balkhi (born 915) was a Persian (Tajik) poet of the 10th century in Samanid era, an empire originating from Balkh.

He was a contemporary of Rudaki, and wrote three "mathnavi"s, the work "Āfarin nama" (written in 944) among them. Only one hundred ninety-two scraps of his verses remain today.

References

* E.G. Browne. "Literary History of Persia". (Four volumes, 2,256 pages, and twenty-five years in the writing). 1998. ISBN 0-7007-0406-X
* Jan Rypka, "History of Iranian Literature". Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K

ee also

*List of Persian poets and authors


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