Farrukhi Sistani

Farrukhi Sistani
17th-century Shahnameh illustration of Ferdowsi approaching the three court poets of Ghazni: Unsuri, Farrukhi and Asjadi[1]
Born	c. 1000 Sistan, Saffarid dynasty
Died	c. 1040 Ghazni, Ghaznavid Empire
Occupation	Poet
Relatives	Julugh (father)

Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn Julugh Farrukhi Sistani (Persian: ابوالحسن علی بن جولوغ فرخی سیستانی), better known as Farrukhi Sistani (فرخی سیستانی; c. 1000 – 1040) was one of the most prominent Persian court poets in the history of Persian literature. Initially serving a dehqan in Sistan and the Muhtajids in Chaghaniyan, Farrukhi entered the service of the Ghaznavids in 1017, where he became the panegyrist of its rulers, Mahmud (r. 999–1030) and Mas'ud I (r. 1030–1040), as well as numerous viziers and princes.