Faizi
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Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, popularly known by his pen-name, Faizi (20 September 1547 – 15 October 1595) was a poet and scholar of late medieval India whose ancestors were the ''Malik-ush-Shu'ara'' (poet laureate) of Akbar's Court. He was the elder brother of Akbar's historian Abul Fazl. Akbar highly recognised the genius in him and appointed him tutor for his sons and gave place to him among his decorative 'Navaratnas'.
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It sits within the topics 1547 births, 1595 deaths and 16th-century Indian poets.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Divan of Faizi
- Faizi - Life and Poems
- Library of Great Sufi Poets -Book Nine
- disiplin belajar siswa
- F a I Z I Sufi Poet Laureate of Akbar SELECTED POEMS
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- 4
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Key facts
- Poet.name
- Faizi (Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak)
- Poet.pseudonym
- Faizi
- Poet.birth_name
- Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak
- Poet.birth_date
- 20 September 1547
- Poet.birth_place
- Agra, Mughal India (now India)
- Poet.death_date
- 15 October 1595
- Poet.death_place
- Lahore, Mughal India (now Pakistan)
- Poet.occupation
- Poet, Scholar, Malik-ush-Shu'ara (Poet Laureate) of Akbar’s court
- Poet.language
- Persian; also composed in Arabic; translated Sanskrit works into Persian
- Poet.notable_works
- Divan ("Tabashir al-Subh") Nal o Daman Markaz ul-Advar Translations: Lilavati (Sanskrit to Persian) Arabic works: Swati al-Ilham, Mawarid al-Kalam
- Poet.years_active
- c. 1566–1595
- Poet.relatives
- Abul Fazl (younger brother)
- Poet.movement
- Mughal literary culture; one of Akbar’s Navaratnas
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Has part
- Navaratnas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Mughal Empire
- Place of birth
- Agra
- Place of death
- Agra
- Sibling
- Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Religion
- Islam
- Genre
- lyric poetry
- Image
- Faizi represent his work 'Nal wa daman' to Akbar.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1547-09-24
- date of death
- 1595-10-05
- writing language
- Persian
- P13311
- The Rezillos
- P12749
- Iron Guard
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Life
- Works
- Described by his brother Abu'l-Fazl
- Notes
- Further reading
Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak, popularly known by his pen-name, Faizi (20 September 1547 – 15 October 1595) was a poet and scholar of late medieval India whose ancestors were the ''Malik-ush-Shu'ara'' (poet laureate) of Akbar's Court. He was the elder brother of Akbar's historian Abul Fazl. Akbar highly recognised the genius in him and appointed him tutor for his sons and gave place to him among his decorative 'Navaratnas'.
==Life== thumb|right|250px|Faizi represent his work 'Nal wa daman' to Akbar. Faizi was born in Agra on 5 Sha'ban, AH 954 (20 September 1547), he was the eldest son of Shaikh Mubarak of Nagaur. Shaikh Mubarak was a scholar in the philosophy literature of Greece as well as in Islamic theology. He was educated mostly by his father. In AH 974 (1566–8), he reached Akbar's court. Akbar successively appointed him tutor for his princes, Salim, Murad and Daniyal. In AH 990 (1581), he was appointed sadr of Agra, Kalpi and Kalinjar. In 1588, he became poet laureate of Akbar's court. In AH 999 (1591–2), he was sent to Khandesh and Ahmednagar as Mughal envoy.
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