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Mahsati
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Also known as Mahsatī Dabīr, Mehseti-Khanum Ganjevi, Mehseti Ganjevi, Mehseti Ganjavi

thumb|"Ahmad Sanjar|Sultan Sanjar surprises his beloved entertaining Mahsati in his tent". Folio from the Majalis al-ushshaq, dated October/November 1552 Mahsati () was a medieval Persian female poet who was reportedly one of the first poets to compose ''ruba'iyat'' (quatrains) in her native language.

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  • Thousand Years of Great Female Persian Classical Poets
  • Mahsati, Jahan and Makhfi -Three Great Female Sufi Persian Poets
  • Ruba'iyat of Mahsati
  • MAHSATI the GREAT, OUTRAGEOUS, FEMALE, SUFI POET Selected Poems : (Large Print & Large Format Edition)

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date of birth
1089-05-12
date of death
1181-01-01
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thumb|"Ahmad Sanjar|Sultan Sanjar surprises his beloved entertaining Mahsati in his tent". Folio from the Majalis al-ushshaq, dated October/November 1552 Mahsati () was a medieval Persian female poet who was reportedly one of the first poets to compose ''ruba'iyat (quatrains) in her native language.

== Name == Various interpretations of her name have been suggested based on the consonants mhsty, such as Mahisti, Mahsiti or Mihisti. The most accurate interpretation is likely Mahsati, seemingly a combination of māh (moon) and the early Indian loanword satī (virtuous lady).

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