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Ubayd Zakani

1301 - 1371

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Khwajeh Nizam al-Din Ubayd Allah al-Zakani (Persian: خواجه نظام الدین عبید الله الزاکانی, romanized: Ḵwājeh Niẓām al-Dīn ʿUbayd Allāh al-Zākānī; d. 1370), better known as Ubayd Zakani (عبید زاکانی), was a Persian poet of the Mongol era, regarded as one of the best satirists in Persian literature. His most famous work is Mush-o Gorbeh ("Mouse and Cat"), a political satire which attacks religious hypocrisy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ubayd Zakani has received more than 100,864 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ubayd Zakani is the 2,855th most popular writer (up from 2,958th in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Iran (down from 242nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Iranian Writer.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ubayd Zakani ranks 2,855 out of 5,755Before him are Jacques Delille, Peter Høeg, Jean Rhys, Daniel Varoujan, Johan Borgen, and Andrei Amalrik. After him are Raffi, Symeon of Polotsk, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, Al-Asmaʿi, Claude Farrère, and Sven Lindqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1301, Ubayd Zakani ranks 11Before him are Ni Zan, Andrew Corsini, Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Prince Morikuni, Ingeborg of Norway, and Nitta Yoshisada. After him are Carlo I Tocco, Muhammad Shah of Brunei, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, Irene Gattilusio, and Bagrat V of Georgia. Among people deceased in 1371, Ubayd Zakani ranks 7Before him are David II of Scotland, Stefan Uroš V, Vukašin of Serbia, Jeanne d'Évreux, Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria, and Simeon Uroš. After him are Adelaide of Hesse and Uglješa Mrnjavčević.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Ubayd Zakani ranks 245 out of 528Before him are Cassandra Clare (1973), Ahmad Kasravi (1890), Ariobarzanes of Persis (-368), Gotarzes II of Parthia (10), Phraates I (-190), and Asadi Tusi (999). After him are Raffi (1835), Ahmad Jannati (1927), Vonones II (-25), Marjane Satrapi (1969), Mirza Kuchik Khan (1880), and Pacorus I (-63).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Ubayd Zakani ranks 31Before him are Ahmad Shamlou (1925), Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani (967), Parvin E'tesami (1907), Abolqasem Lahouti (1887), Cassandra Clare (1973), and Asadi Tusi (999). After him are Raffi (1835), Mahmoud Shabestari (1288), Sohrab Sepehri (1928), Samad Behrangi (1939), Subh-i-Azal (1831), and Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1886).