Shaykh Mustafa Takhtayi Explained

Shaykh Mustafa Takhtayi or Shaikh Mostafa Takhti (Kurdish: شێخ مستەفا تەختەیی|translit=Şêx Mistefa Texteyî) was a Kurdish poet from Avroman Takht who lived before 1788.^[1] His works are among the earliest samples of written Gorani school of poetry.^{[2] [3]} Takhtî was the father of poet Sheikh Ahmad Takhti who was born around 1640.^[4]

Notes and References

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2. Ara. Behrooz Chaman. Amiri. Cyrus. 2018-08-08. Gurani: practical language or Kurdish literary idiom?. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 45. 4. 627–643. 10.1080/13530194.2018.1430536. 148611170. 1353-0194.
3. MacKenzie. D.N.. 2002. GURĀNI. Encyclopedia Iranica. XI.
4. MacKenzie. D. N.. 1965. Some Gorānī Lyric Verse. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 28. 2. 258. 10.1017/S0041977X00075108. 611607. 162563470. JSTOR.