Abu-al-Faraj Runi
Persian poet
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| Intro | Persian poet | |
| Places | India | |
| is | Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | Nishapur, Central District, Nishapur County, Razavi Khorasan Province | |
| Death | 1 January 1130 |
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Abul Faraj Runi (Persian: ابوالفرج رونی), born in Lahore, was an 11th-century Persian court poet who wrote Mathnavi. His family came from Nishapur in Khorasan.
He died at the turn of the 11th-12th century.
References used
- 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