The greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature

Nizami Ganjavi was a 12th-century Persian poet. He is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, who brought a colloquial and realistic style of the Persian epic.

Nizami Ganjavi was a 12th-century Persian poet. He is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, who brought a colloquial and realistic style of the Persian epic. His heritage is widely appreciated and shared by Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, the Kurdistan Region, and Tajikistan. Nizami is best known for his five long narrative poems, “Panj Ganj” meaning the five treasures:
Makhzan al-Asrar, Khosrow o Shirin, Layli o Majnun, Eskandar Nameh, Haft Paykar.