What is Khaqani Shirvani?
'''Afzal ad- Din Badil Ibrahim ibn Ali Nadjar Khaqani Shirvani''' ([[1120]]-[[1190]]) ({{lang-fa|افضل الدین بدیل ابراهیم بن علی نجار خاقانی شروانی}}) or '''Khaghani Shirvani''' was a [[Persian people|Persian]] [[poet]]. His most famous poem is ''The Arch of Madain''({{lang-fa|ايوان مداين}}). He wrote the poem book ''Tohfat-ul Iraqein'' (in Persian: تحفه العراقين meaning A Gift from the Two Iraqs) in his journey to [[Mesopotamia]]. The Shirvanshah ordered his officers to imprison him. Khaghani was in prison for nearly five years. In prison, he wrote the poems called Habsiyye ({{lang-fa|حبسیه}}, meaning ''The Prison Book''). After he was freed, he moved to [[Tabriz]]. Khaghani died in Tabriz. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Khaghani}} [[Category:1120 births]] [[Category:1190 deaths]] [[Category:Persian poets]]