Nasir Khusraw

Abu Mo’in Hamid ad-Din Nasir ibn Khusraw al-Qubadiani or Nasir Khusraw Qubadiyani [also spelled as Nasir Khusrow and Naser Khosrow ] (1004 – 1088 CE) (Persian : , Tajik) was a Persian poet, philosopher, Isma'ili scholar, traveler and one of the greatest writers in Persian literature. He was born in Qubadyan, a village in middle-age Bactria in eastern Iranian province of Khorasan, now present-day in modern Tajikistan and died in Yamagan, Central Asia (now in Afghanistan ). He is considered one of the great poets and writers in Persian literature. The Safarnama, an account of his travels, is his most famous work.