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.

References and notes
  1. J.T.P. de Bruijn, "FĀRYĀBĪ, ẒAHĪR-AL-DĪN ABU’L-FAŻL ṬĀHER" in Encyclopedia Iranica
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References
  • 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
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