About Adib Sabir
Lived 1078 – 1143 (aged 64–65). Adib Sabir was a poet.
Adib Sabir receiving a robe of honour from Ahmad Sanjar. Copied by ʻAbd al-Muʼmin al-ʻAlavi al-Kashi between February 1314–February 1315 Shihabuddin Sharaful-udaba Sabir (Persian: شهابالدین شرفالادبا صابر) known as Adib Sabir (ادیب صابر), was a 12th-century Persian poet. Originating from Termedh, he was employed in the court of Sultan Sanjar.
He is said to have also been used by the Sultan as a spy against the Sultan's enemies, who eventually drowned him in the Oxus in 1143 AD.
His Persian poetry writings are fluent and refined in style.
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Who was Adib Sabir?
Persian poet
When was Adib Sabir born?
Adib Sabir was born in 1078.
When did Adib Sabir die?
Adib Sabir died in 1143.
What was Adib Sabir's occupation?
Adib Sabir was a poet.
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