India / Iran: The Khāqān of China pays homage to Alexander the Great. From an illustrated edition of the Khamsa (Quintet of Tales) by Amir Khusraw Dihlavī, Delhi, c.1595-98

Nizami Ganjavi (1141-1209) or Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī, was a 12th-century Persian poet.

Nezāmi is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, who brought a colloquial and realistic style to the Persian epic. His heritage is widely appreciated and shared by Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kurdistan and Tajikistan.

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