Unsuri

male, deceased (1039)
Abul Qasim Hasan Unsuri (d. 1039/1040) was a 10-11th century poet of Persia. He is said to have been born in Balkh, today located in Afghanistan,...
Nasir Khusraw

Nasir Khusraw

male, deceased (1088)
Abu Mo’in Hamid al-Din Nasir ibn Khusraw al-Qubadiani or Nasir Khusraw Qubadyani [also spelled "Khusrow"] (1004 - 1088 CE) was a Persian poet, ph...
Jalal Ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

Jalal Ad-Din Muhammad Rumi

male, deceased (1273)
Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhi (Rūmī) (Turkish: "Mevlânâ Celâleddin Mehmed Rumi",), also known as Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Bal<u>kh&lt;/u>ī...
Alptigin

Alptigin

male, deceased (975)
Alptigin (Turkic for "Brave Prince";) was the grandfather of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. Alptigin was a general of Central Asian Turkic origin from...

Ibrahim

male
Ibrahim (d. c. 1459) was a Timurid ruler of Herat in the fifteenth century. He was the son of 'Ala' al-Daula, a great-grandson of Timur. Ibrahim...

Rabi'A Balkhi

female
Rabe'a Balkhi, also called as Rabi'ah bint Kaab Quzdari or Ghozdary, or just as Rabe'ah was most likely the first poetess in the History of Persian...
'Abd Al-Latif

'Abd Al-Latif

male, deceased (1450)
Abd al-Latif ibn Muhammad Taraghay Ulughbek, also known as 'Abd al-Latif, (c. 1420 - May 9, 1450) was the great-grandson of Central Asian warlord...
Abd Al-Latif

Abd Al-Latif

male, deceased (1450)
Abd al-Latif ibn Muhammad Taraghay Ulughbek, also known as 'Abd al-Latif, (c. 1420 - May 9, 1450) was the great-grandson of Central Asian warlord...

Anwari

male
Anwari (Auhad-uddin Ali Anwari), Persian poet, was born in Khorasan early in the 12th century. He enjoyed the especial favour of the Sultan Sinjar,...

Al-Sijzi

male, deceased (1020)
Abu Sa'id Ahmed ibn Mohammed ibn Abd al-Jalil al-Sijzi (short for al-Sijistani) was a Persian mathematician. "Sijistan" from the word "Sagz" is a...