Bahāristān

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Bahāristān is a celebrated Persian prose work by the 15th-century poet Jami, modeled on Saadi’s Gulistan and renowned for its moral anecdotes and literary elegance.

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Bahāristān canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Persian prose work ⓘ
didactic literature ⓘ
moral anthology ⓘ
aim ethical refinement ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ
spiritual edification ⓘ
alternativeTransliteration Baharestan ⓘ
Baharistan ⓘ
associatedWith Naqshbandi tradition ⓘ
linked to: Naqshbandi

Sufism ⓘ
author Jami ⓘ
centuryOfComposition 15th century ⓘ
contains anecdotes ⓘ
parables ⓘ
poetic quotations ⓘ
sayings of sages ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Timurid Empire ⓘ
linked to: Timurid dynasty
culturalSignificance classic of Persian ethical prose ⓘ
widely read in Persianate world ⓘ
genre didactic prose ⓘ
ethical literature ⓘ
prose ⓘ
hasMainTheme proper conduct of rulers and subjects ⓘ
virtue and vice ⓘ
hasTitleMeaning The Spring Garden ⓘ
inspiredBy Saadi ⓘ
Saadi’s Gulistan ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi
language Persian ⓘ
literaryForm prose interspersed with verse ⓘ
literaryStyle ornate Persian prose ⓘ
rhythmic prose ⓘ
literaryTradition Persian literature ⓘ
modeledOn Gulistan ⓘ
notableFor didactic stories ⓘ
literary elegance ⓘ
moral anecdotes ⓘ
partOf classical Persian canon ⓘ
period Timurid period ⓘ
linked to: Timurid era
regionOfInfluence Central Asia ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Persia ⓘ
structureInspiredBy Saadi’s Gulistan ⓘ
linked to: Gulistan of Saadi
subjectMatter Sufi ethics ⓘ
courtly conduct ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
moral education ⓘ
religious piety ⓘ
usedAs model of elegant Persian prose ⓘ
textbook in traditional madrasas ⓘ

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Jami → notableWork → Bahāristān ⓘ