Ehmedê Xanî
Ehmedê Xanî (Kurdish: ئەحمەدێ خانی, romanized: Ehmedê Xanî; Turkish Ahmed Hani), was a Kurdish intellectual, scholar, mystic and poet who is considered the founder of Kurdish nationalism. He was born in the Hakkâri region in 1650 and died in Bayazid in 1707.
Ehmedê Xanî ئەحمەدێ خانی | |
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A bust of Ehmedê Xanî in Kurdistan Region | |
| Born | 1650 |
| Died | 1707 (Bayazid) |
| Occupation(s) | Intellectual, scholar, poet, writer |
| Years active | 17th century |
| Academic background | |
| Influences | Melayê Cizîrî, Ali Hariri, Feqiyê Teyran |
| Academic work | |
| Influenced | Abdurrahman Sharafkandi, Haji Qadir Koyi, Hemin Mukriyani |
The most important work of Xanî is Mem and Zin which is considered the national epic of Kurds. Other important works include Nûbiharan Biçûkan and Eqîdeya Îmanê. These works were studied in Kurdish schools from the time of Kani towards the 1930s.
Xanî admired Melayê Cizîrî and Feqiyê Teyran. Joyce Blau called him the spiritual son of Cizîrî, Teyran and Ali Hariri.
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