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Qatran Tabrizi

c. 1009–after 1072 · 11th century

Qatran Tabrizi was a Persian poet from Azerbaijan who served local rulers of north-western Iran and the Caucasus, including the Rawwadid emir Abu'l-Hayja Wahsudan and the Shaddadids of Ganja. His odes describe the earthquake that destroyed Tabriz in 1042, and the traveller Nasir Khusraw met him there in 1046. He is regarded as one of the first major Persian poets of Azerbaijan.

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Rawwadid Emirate

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Qatran Tabrizi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/qatran-tabrizi
MLA: “Qatran Tabrizi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/qatran-tabrizi. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Qatran Tabrizi.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/qatran-tabrizi.
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