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Baba Feghani

Persian poet · Writers · Died 1516

Baba Fighani Shirazi was a Persian poet active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Born and raised in the southern city of Shiraz, Fighani belonged to a family of craftsmen, working as a cutler for his father and brother during his youth.

Baba Feghani is read about 11 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 24 August 2026

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It is unknown how Fighani rose to prominence as a poet, but by the time the Aq Qoyunlu Ya'qub Beg ruled, he had become a notable figure, and was thus was given the honorific title of bābā shāʿir or bābā al-shuʿarā by the latter.

Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Died 1516