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Firdausi, Abul Kasim Mansur
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Firdausi, Abul Kasim Mansur (
c.950–1020), Persian poet, and author of the
Shahnama (or
Shanameh), the great epic which recounts the legendary history of the ancient kings and heroes of Persia. It is known to English readers principally through M.
Arnold's version of one of its main incidents, ‘
Sohrab and Rustum’.
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Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, author; Sultan Muhammad, artist (attributed to).(GalleryCard: Structure)(Shahnama (The Book of Kings))(Brief article)
Magazine article from: School Arts; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Abu'l Qasim Firdausi, author; Sultan Muhammad, artist (attributed to). Shahnama (The Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1520-22; Safavid...
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Islamic scholar lectures to U. Arkansas students
News Wire article from: University Wire; 11/22/2005; ; 639 words
; ...Association invited Islamic scholar Shaykh Firdausi to lecture on the Islamic messengers...he asked. "There is a creator," Firdausi said. "The way the universe functions...how you sleep -- that is worship, Firdausi said. Different messengers were sent...
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Die Natur in der Bildersprache des Sahname.(Review)
Magazine article from: Asian Folklore Studies; 6/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...a few). To cover the vast length of FIRDAUSI's epic (52.707 pair verses in Mohl...is indeed typical of the language of Firdausi that some words, such as dragon (azdaha...The word pari "fairy" is used by Firdausi - as it seems from Ehlers's and Wolff...
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Annoyed with wrong price tag
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 6/26/2007; ; 399 words
; WAS it RM10 or RM13? FIRDAUSI, of Taman Sri Muda, visited Pasar...words during the incident," says FIRDAUSI. * PASAR Segar supermarket Shah Alam...tag, we would like to apologise to FIRDAUSI because we did not replace them...
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Nickel miner to split shares BUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 11/2/2007; ; 509 words
; Claire Leow and Naila Firdausi Bloomberg News International Herald Tribune 11-02-2007 Nickel...shares BUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg Byline: Claire Leow and Naila Firdausi Bloomberg News Edition: 1 Section: FEATURES JAKARTA -- International...
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WORLD BANK PROCUREMENT - TAJIKISTAN, DRAINAGE EQUIPMENT.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 12/18/2001; 700+ words
; ...IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE FACILITIES IN FIRDAUSI FARM IN YAVAN RAION Sector: Agriculture...irrigation and drainage facilities in Firdausi Farm in Yavan Raion (bid No. FPSP...irrigation and drainage facilities in Firdausi Farm in Yavan Raion. The rehabilitation...
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A Guide to Oriental Classics. (Whole earth: cool tools).(Book Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Whole Earth; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...itself, is elevated and refined; the fanciful mission entrusted to the cloud messenger seems paradoxically all the more passionate for that air of elegant restraint. Shah Nameh Firdausi ca. 940-1020 Firdausi, the pen name of a man of
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Tata Power to acquire coal mine stakes from BumiBUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 4/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; Leony Aurora and Naila Firdausi International Herald Tribune 04-02-2007 Tata Power, India's second-biggest utility by sales, agreed to pay $1.3 billion...
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Rebel with a cause
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 9/29/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...into the international market. Other cuts are Provokator (Rosyid Sumantri), Bidadari Firdausi (JS Kevin) and Ulama Cyber (Nizam). Bidadari Firdausi is tipped to be a hit song. "The English track was included to test the market. It also...
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Real estate makes a charge in IndonesiaAROUND ASIA'S MARKETSBUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 5/12/2006; ; 698 words
; Naila Firdausi International Herald Tribune 05-12-2006 Indonesian property stocks were the nation's worst performers in 2005. This year...
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Firdausi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Firdausi Firdausi (934-1020) was a Persian poet of the first rank in the long history...He wrote one of the greatest national epics in world literature. Firdausi was born in the province of Tus, some 12 miles northeast of present...
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Firdausi, Abul Kasim Mansur
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature
Firdausi, Abul Kasim Mansur ( c. 950–1020), Persian poet, and author of the Shahnama (or Shanameh ), the great epic which...
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Mahmud of Ghazni
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...and perhaps the most famous of them all, Firdausi. All were commissioned to write panegyrics. Firdausi's Shahnamahas placed Mahmud among the...the 60,000 goldpieces he had promised Firdausi for the Shahnama, making the poet so bitter...
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Persian literature
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...included Unsuri (d. 1040 or 1049), Farrukhi (d. 1038), Minuchihri (d. 1041), Asadi (d. c.1030/1041), and Firdausi . The first four wrote Diwans (collections of poetry that included qasidas, long poems dealing with pre-established themes...
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Ferdowsi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ferdowsi see Firdausi .
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