Unsuri

Abu l-Qasim Hasan ibn Ahmad Unsuri ( Persian ابو القاسم حسن بن احمد عنصرى, DMG Abu l-Qāsim Ḥasan b. Aḥmad ʿUnṣurī , according to modern vocalization ʿOnṣorī ; * around 961 in Balch ; † around 1039/40 in Ghazna ) was a Persian poet .

Unsuri was apparently born in Balch and is therefore also known as Balchi (بلخی Balḫī ). He worked at the court of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni ( 998 - 1030 ) and his son Sultan Masud I of Ghazna ( 1030 - 1040 ). As "Dicherfürst" ( Amīr or Malik al-šu'arā' ) enjoyed it at the Ghaznavids high reputation and was proven yet on September 21, 1031 ( Eid al-Fitr ) a rich reward for his art. Unsuri must have died soon after this date, probably 1039/40 (or even 1049/50).

Works

Qasida and Ghazal

Fresh pinch of Nauroz
Fire from Sada
But-i man (German: "My sculpture")

Love stories

Ching-but u Surch-but (probably based on the two large Buddha statues by Bamiyan )
Wamiq u Adhra
Schad-bahr u Ain al-hayat

Heroic epics

Rostam and Sohrab

Remarks

↑ Sada is one of the pre-celebrations held in honor of Nouruz . The festival, which also appears in Firdausi's monumental work Schahnama , is said to go back to Zoroastrianism . During the festival, a fire is lit, where music and dancing are performed.

personal data
SURNAME	Unsuri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Abu l-Qasim Hasan ibn Ahmad Unsuri (full name); ʿOnṣorī; ابو القاسم حسن بن احمد عنصرى (Persian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Persian poet
DATE OF BIRTH	at 961
PLACE OF BIRTH	Balch
DATE OF DEATH	at 1039-1040 or at 1049-1050
Place of death	Ghazna

[1] Sada is one of the pre-celebrations held in honor of Nouruz . The festival, which also appears in Firdausi's monumental work Schahnama , is said to go back to Zoroastrianism . During the festival, a fire is lit, where music and dancing are performed.