Cultural Role
Balkh had a major role in the development of the Persian language and literature. The early works of Persian literature were written by poets and writers who were originally from Balkh.
Many famous Persian poets came from Balkh, e.g.:
- Mawlānā Rūmī, who was born and educated in Balkh, in the 13th century
- Amir Khusraw Dehlavi, his father, Amir Saifuddin, was from Balkh
- Manuchihri Damghani, according to Dawlat Shah Samarkandi he was born in Balkh
- Nasir Khusraw, a poet and scholar
- Rashidudin Watwat, a poet
- Sanih Balkhi, a poet
- Shaheed Balkhi, Abul Muwayed Balkhi, Abu Shukur Balkhi, Ma'roofi Balkhi, the early poets from the 9th and 10th centuries
- Rabi'a Balkhi, the first poetess in the history of Persian poetry, lived in the 10th century
- Daqiqi Balkhi, 10th century
- Avicenna or Ibn Sina, the famous philosopher and scientist of the 10th century whose father was a native of Balkh
- Unsuri Balkhi, a 10th/11th century poet
- Anvari, 12th century, lived and died in Balkh
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