Nizamiddin Mir Alisher Navoi (1441-1501)

Alisher Navoi (full name : Nizamiddin Mir Alisher Navoi, also known as Navoiy, Alishir Navai, Nawoi, Ali Sher Nawa'i; Persian: علیشیر نوایی 1441-1501) was a Central Asian poet of Uyghur heritage who lived in Herat (then Persia) during the 15th century. Image File history File links Anavoi. ... Persian is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... This page is about the year 1441. ... 1501 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Uyghur (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر; Turkish: Uygur; Simplified Chinese: 维吾尔; Traditional Chinese: 維吾爾; Pinyin: Wéiwúěr) are a Turkic people, forming one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Herāt (Persian هرات) is a city in western Afghanistan, in the valley of the Hari Rud river in the province also known as Herat, and was traditionally known for wine. ... For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ...

Alisher Navoi was a prime minister (vizier) of Sultan-Husayn Baiqara, the Timurid ruler of Herat. He was considered by his contemporaries to be one of the foremost patrons of arts in his time.

He wrote in Persian (under the pen-name Fānī) and Chagatai Turkic. Alisher Navoi is known for his contributions to the Turkic literary language known as Chaghatai, which is considered to be the immediate ancestor of the modern Uzbek language. The best example of his lyrical talant is "Khamsa"(خمسه); "The Five", it was composed in imitation of the earlier Khamsa of the Persian poet Nizami Ganjavi. Persian is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... The Chagatai language is an extinct Turkic language which was once widely spoken in Central Asia. ... Uzbek (Ozbek tili in Latin script, Ўзбек тили in Cyrillic script) is an Eastern Turkic language and the official language of Uzbekistan. ... Khamsa used as a pendant The Khamsa (Arabic: خمسة, Hamsa, literally five-fold, Hebrew: חמש, Hamesh, literally five). An alternative Islamic name for this charm is the Hand of Fatima or Eye of Fatima, in reference to Fatima Zahra, the daughter of Mohammed. ... The Persians are an Iranian people who speak the Persian language and share a common culture and history. ... Nezami is pictured on a rug in a museum in Ganja, Azerbaijan Nezami Ganjavi (نظامی گنجوی in Persian, Nizami Gəncəvi in Azerbaijani)‎ (1140? – 1217?), with the complete name of Nezam al-Din Abu Mohammad Elyas Ibn Yosouf Ibn Zaki Ibn Mo’ayyed Nezami Ganjavi, was an Iranian poet and storywriter. ...

The lyrical verses are assembled by Alisher Navoi per 1498-99 years in 4 collections – Divan’s.

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