About Saif Farghani
Lived 1268 – 1348 (aged 79–80). Saif Farghani was a poet.
Saif Farghani (, in full: ) was a 13th-14th century Persian poet. He was born in Fergana, a city in Transoxiana (in modern-day Uzbekistan) and died in 1348 (749 Hijri) in Aksaray (modern-day Turkey).
He uses the Khorasani style in his poetry. His poems are in simple Persian and use less mixed Arabic vocabulary. He considers Saadi Shirazi a master of Persian poetry and follows in his footsteps, according to his own poetry.
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Saif Farghani was born in 1268 in Fergana.
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Saif Farghani died in 1348 in Aksaray.
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Saif Farghani was a poet.
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