1. Muhammad Falaki, commonly known as Falaki Shirvani was a poet who served at the court of the Shirvanshah Manuchihr III.
10 Facts About Falaki Shirvani
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Falaki Shirvani played a leading role in the early development of the, a genre in Persian literature.
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Khaqani married Abu'l-Ala Ganjavi's daughter while Falaki Shirvani was given 20,000 dirhams, which he was let down by.
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Falaki Shirvani had a wife who died shortly after giving birth to their daughter.
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Falaki Shirvani's imprisonment took place in the fortress of Shabaran, where he stayed for some time.
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Hadi Hasan surmised that Falaki died in c in Shirvan.
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The only ruler that appears in Falaki Shirvani's work is Manuchihr III, whom Falaki Shirvani describes in several scenarios, such as his victory against the Alans and "Khazars", how he seized parts of Arran, how he had the cities of Kardinan and Sa'dun constructed, and how he restored the Bakilani dam.
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The prison poetry genre was created by a Persian poet under the Ghaznavids, Masud Sa'd Salman, whom Falaki Shirvani claimed to be below him in terms of style.
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Falaki Shirvani displayed anxiety of influence, trying to make the accomplishments of Masud Sa'd Salman seem less important, whilst using the latter's trademark genre.
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Falaki Shirvani considered himself to be on the same level as Abu Nuwas and Abu Tammam.