Masud Sa'd Salman
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Mas'ud-i Sa'd-i Salmān (1046 - 1121 CE) was an 11th century Persian poet of the Ghaznavid empire.
He was born in 1046 CE in Lahore to wealthy parents from Hamadan.
In 1085, due to politics in the royal court, he was thrown into prison. He was released in 1096, when he returned to Lahore and was appointed governor of Chalander. Two years later, continued political changes resulted in a prison stay of 8 years, with his release in 1106. The last years of his life was spent in high favor.
He was highly learned in astrology, hippology, calligraphy, and the qasideh style of Unsuri.
During one of his prison stays, he wrote the Tristia, a celebrated work of Persian poetry.
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- Jan Rypka, History of Iranian Literature. Reidel Publishing Company. ASIN B-000-6BXVT-K
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