Unsuri
Persian poet · Writers · Lived 980 to 1039 · aged 59
Abu'l-Qasim Hasan Unsuri Balkhi was a 10th-11th-century Persian poet. Unsuri is said to have been born in Balkh, today located in Afghanistan, and he eventually became a poet of the royal court of Mahmud of Ghazni, and was given the title Malik us-Shu'ara under Mahmud.
Unsuri is read about 28 times a day, in 25 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
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About this person
His Divan is said to have contained 30,000 distichs, of which only 2500 remain today. It includes the romance epic Vamiq u 'Adhra, which ultimately derives from the Ancient Greek novel Metiochus and Parthenope.
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 980 to 1039 · aged 59
