Attar of Nishapur
c. 1145–c. 1221
Persian Sufi poet who wrote The Conference of the Birds.
- Known as
- Poet
- Category
- Writers
- Born
- c. 1145, Nishapur
- Died
- c. 1221, Nishapur
Alive at the same time as Attar of Nishapur
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Portrait: Hossein Behzad, Public domain.
