Sabahi Bidgoli: A pioneering Figure in Literature

Haji Soleiman Sabbahi Bidgoli (born circa 1213 AD) is one of the most well-known scholars of the reformation period of literature (Bazghasht). He developed as a poet in his hometown Bidgol and his poetry evolved under the influences of the works and teachings of Zandieh poets like Haj Lotfali Beik Azar Bidgoli and gradually came to the pinnacle of his fame and joined the Moshtaghe Isfani School with the help of Azar. The present paper reviews his life as a poet in late 12th and early 13the century.