1. Contrary to many other figures of his time, Shahriar barely involved himself with political problems and ideologies.
18 Facts About Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar was known for his avid nationalism; in his work, numerous metaphors commending Persepolis, Zoroaster and Ferdowsi are made.
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Mohammad Hossein Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar was one of the first Azerbaijanis of Iran to write a significant collection of poetry in the Azerbaijani language.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar subsequently studied at the Dar-ol-Fonoun in Tehran.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar returned to Tehran in 1935 and started working in the Agricultural Bank of Iran.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar received an honorary professorship from the University of Tabriz in literature in 1967.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar initially published his poems under his given name, Behjat, but later chose the name Shahriar.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar published his first book of poems in 1929.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar's poems were mainly influenced by Hafez, a famous Persian poet, and Khasta Qasim, an old Azerbaijani poet.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar wrote a book of epic poems, Takht-e Jamshid.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar was interested in humanistic issues and in his poem "A letter to Einstein" he criticized the result of his scientific work that was abused as the nuclear weapon.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar declared in it that Iran is in a similar situation to the Battle of Karbala, referring to the then-ongoing Iran-Iraq War, and called Turkic-speaking Muslims to jihad.
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The poem was broadcast via Radio to both the Soviet Union and Turkey, with Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar reciting it in both Istanbul Turkish and Azerbaijani in two separate recordings that were disseminated.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar's verse takes diverse forms, including lyrics, quatrains, couplets, odes, and elegies.
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One of the major reasons for the success of Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar's work is the sincerity of his words.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar was a talented calligrapher who wrote his own copy of the Qur'an, played the setar very well, and had a keen interest in music.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar was a very close friend of the Persian musician and highly respected teacher, Abdolhossein Saba.
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Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar died on 18 September 1988 in one of the Tehran's hospitals and his body was transferred to Tabriz and was buried in Maqbarato'sh-Sho'ara.