Izzeddin Hasanoghlu
Sheikh Izzeddin Esfarayeni (Azerbaijani: عزالدین حسن اوغلو; Persian: شیخ عزالدین پورحسن اسفراینی), who wrote under the pseudonyms of Hasanoghlu and Pur-e Hasan, was a 13th and 14th century poet who wrote in Azerbaijani and Persian. He is the earliest known author of Azerbaijani literature.
Sheikh Izzeddin Esfarayeni | |
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Depiction of Hasanoghlu in the Nizami Museum of Azerbaijan Literature in Baku | |
| Born | 13th century Esfarayen, Khorasan (Modern-day Iran) |
| Died | 14th century |
| Pen name | Hasanoghlu, Pur-e Hasan |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Azerbaijani, Persian |
Hasanoghlu was born in Esfarayen in the 13th century. He was a student of Sheikh Jamaladdin Ahmed Zakir, the head of one of the Sufi sects. During his lifetime, Hasanoghlu was well-known, with his fame reaching as far as Anatolia. His lyrics influenced many generations of Turkic-language poets. Hasanoghlu primarily composed lyric poems about love that were infused with Sufi ideology. He composed a diwan of Azerbaijani and Persian ghazals. Only three of Hasanoghlu's poems have survived.