Nezami

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Nezami Ganjavi (نظامی گنجوی in Persian, Nizami Gəncəvi in Azerbaijani)‎ (1140? – 1217?), with the complete name of Nezam al-Din Abu Mohammad Elyas Ibn Yosouf Ibn Zaki Ibn Mo’ayyed Nezami Ganjavi, was a creator of great romantic Persian epic poetry.

  • Nezami pictured on a rug in a museum in Ganja, Azerbaijan

  • USSR stamp 1981

  • Azerbaijani currency, 500 Manat (1993)

Works [edit]

  • Khusraw discovers Shirin bathing in a pool

  • Laila and Majnun at school from Nizami manuscript

  • Layla and Majnun, Keshan carpet

See also: Khosrow and Shirin, Layla and Majnun
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