Falaki Shirvani
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Muhammad Falaki (Persian: محمد فلکی; 1107–1155), commonly known as Falaki Shirvani (فلکی شروانی) was a poet who served at the court of the Shirvanshah Manuchihr III (r. 1120 – after 1160). A student of the poet Khaqani, Falaki is known to have authored a Persian divan (collection of poems), of which 1,512 verses have survived. He played a leading role in the early development of the habsiyat (prison poetry), a genre in Persian literature.
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Like other poets of his time, Falaki was imprisoned due to the libel spread by his rivals. It has been surmised Falaki died soon after his release as a result of the stress he had endured there.