Buʾl-Faẓl-i Bayhaqī
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Abū al-Faḍl Bayhaqī (995–1077) was an 11th-century official of the Ghaznavids, a Turkic dynasty that ruled in eastern Islamdom. He is renowned for writing the first major prose work in New Persian, a remarkable history of the Ghaznavids. Bayhaqī's work is noted for its direct yet elegant prose, combining chancery skills with knowledge of the Quran and Hadith, and incorporating history, poetry, and folklore. His writing offers a vivid portrayal of court life and the challenges of military absolutism, serving as a model for later Persian writers.12
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