Shihabuddin Sharaful-udaba Sabir (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

: شهاب‌الدین شرف‌الادبا صابر) known as Adib Sabir (ادیب صابر), was a 12th-century

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. Originating from Termedh, he was employed in the court of Sultan Sanjar. He is said to have also been used by the Sultan as a

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against the Sultan's enemies, who eventually drowned him in the

Oxus The Amu Darya, tk, Amyderýa/ uz, Amudaryo// tg, Амударё, Amudaryo ps, , tr, Ceyhun / Amu Derya grc, Ὦξος, Ôxos (also called the Amu, Amo River and historically known by its Latin name or Greek ) is a major river in Central Asi ...

in 1143 AD. His Persian poetry writings are fluent and refined in style.

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* Jan Rypka, ''History of Iranian Literature''. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K 1143 deaths 12th-century Persian-language poets 12th-century writers Deaths by drowning Year of birth unknown Poets from the Seljuk Empire Poets of the Khwarazmian Empire {{Iran-writer-stub

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