About 'Orfi Shirazi
Lived 1555 – 1591 (aged 35–36). 'Orfi Shirazi was a writer and poet.
Jamāl-al-Din Moḥammad Sidi (1555–1591), known by his pen-name Urfi, or Orfi or Urfi Shirazi , was a 16th-century Persian poet.
He was born in Shiraz and in his youth, he migrated to India and became one of the poets of the court of Akbar the Great. He is one of the most prominent Persian poets of Indian style.
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Who was 'Orfi Shirazi?
Persian poet
When was 'Orfi Shirazi born?
'Orfi Shirazi was born in 1555 in Shiraz.
When did 'Orfi Shirazi die?
'Orfi Shirazi died in 1591 in Lahore, Mughal Empire.
What was 'Orfi Shirazi's occupation?
'Orfi Shirazi was a writer and poet.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). 'Orfi Shirazi. https://biography.guide/orfi-shirazi/
MLA: "'Orfi Shirazi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/orfi-shirazi/.
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