Fuzuli, Mehmed b. Süleyman - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Macit, Muhsin
Leiden
Brill
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Fuzuli (Fuḍūlī, 888-963/1483-1556) was the pen name of Mehmed b. Süleyman (Meḥmed b. Süleymān), an illustrious lyric poet and author of Azeri literature, with as revered a place in Ottoman literature. Since the sources refer to him as Fuzuli of Baghdad (Fuḍūlī-yi Baghdādī), it is surmised that he was born in Baghdad or its environs. Some accounts also report his birthplace as Najaf, Ḥilla, or Karbalā (Mazıoğlu, 9-54). Recent studies confirm that he was born in 888/1483. Fuzuli lived under the administrations of various