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Rudaki

860 - 941

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Rudaki (also spelled Rodaki; Persian: رودکی; c. 858 – 940/41) was a poet, singer, and musician who is regarded as the first major poet to write in New Persian. A court poet under the Samanids, he reportedly composed more than 180,000 verses, yet only a small portion of his work has survived, most notably a small part of his versification of the Kalila wa-Dimna, a collection of Indian fables. Born in the village of Banoj (located in the present-day Rudak area), the most important part of Rudaki's career was spent at the court of the Samanids. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudaki has received more than 244,361 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudaki is the 508th most popular writer (up from 629th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Tajikistan and the most popular Tadzhik Writer.

Rudaki is most famous for being the first poet to use the Persian language as a literary language.

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  • 240k

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  • 66.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rudaki ranks 508 out of 5,755. Before him are Allen Ginsberg, Saul Bellow, Héloïse, Marina Tsvetaeva, George R. R. Martin, and J. M. Barrie. After him are Attar of Nishapur, Henri Barbusse, Sei Shōnagon, Natsume Sōseki, Harper Lee, and Fausto Cercignani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 860, Rudaki ranks 5. Before him are Pope John X, Robert I of France, Pope Benedict IV, and Pope Sergius III. After him are Ludmila of Bohemia, Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, Arethas of Caesarea, and Acfred, Duke of Aquitaine. Among people deceased in 941, Rudaki ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad al-Mahdi. After him are Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni, Jayavarman IV, and Olaf Guthfrithson.

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In Tajikistan

Among people born in Tajikistan, Rudaki ranks 2 out of 27. Before him are Roxana (-347). After him are Emomali Rahmon (1952), Spitamenes (-400), Nasir Khusraw (1004), Rahmon Nabiyev (1930), Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin (800), Oqil Oqilov (1944), Abu-Mahmud Khojandi (940), Nellie Kim (1957), Vladimir Voinovich (1932), and Kokhir Rasulzoda (1959).

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Among WRITERS In Tajikistan

Among writers born in Tajikistan, Rudaki ranks 1. After him are Vladimir Voinovich (1932) and Gulnazar Keldi (1945).

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