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Fuzuli, whose real name was Muhammad bin Suleyman, was a highly esteemed poet in the 16th century. He wrote poetry in Azerbaijani, Persian, and Arabic and is considered one of the greatest poets in Turkic literature. His works gained widespread recognition and admiration throughout the Turkic cultural landscape from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Fuzuli was born in 1483 in modern-day Iraq and received a comprehensive education in various subjects. Although he had patrons from different empires, he never found complete satisfaction in any of them and never fulfilled his desire to join a royal court. Fuzuli passed away in 1556 from the plague and is buried in Karbala. He is most known for his Azerbaijani poems, specifically his ghazals and his lyric poetry, which interprets a Middle Eastern tale of tragic love. His writing style is characterized by intense expression of emotions and the use of mystic metaphors and symbols. Fuzuli had a significant impact on the development of the Azerbaijani language, and his work is revered in Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran, and Iraq. Fuzuli, born in 1483, was a popular poet who wrote under the name Fuzuli to stand out. He was likely a Shia Muslim of Azerbaijani Turkic origin. He received patronage from Ibrahim Khan Mawsillu, the Safavid administrator of Baghdad, but lost his patron after Mawsillu's murder. Fuzuli lived a largely unknown life between 1527 and 1534, and when Sultan Suleiman I captured Baghdad in 1534, Fuzuli presented him with a long poem and earned a stipend. Despite expressing a desire for a royal court, he never found a satisfying patron and died in 1556 from the plague. Fuzuli was a poet who wrote in Azerbaijani, Persian, and Arabic. His works were known for integrating mysticism and eroticism, as well as expressing feelings of love and pity. His poems reflected humanism and discontent towards oppressive systems. Fuzuli's poems were multi-layered and influenced by both Persian and Azerbaijani poets. Fuzuli is well-known for his love poems and his interpretation of the tragic romance between Leylī and Macnūn. He was prompted to write this poem by Ottoman poets who accompanied Sultan Suleiman during his invasion of Baghdad. Fuzuli's version of the story, which concludes with the lovers being reunited in heaven, generated more interest than previous versions and is considered one of the greatest works of Turkic literature. Fuzuli is known for his poem about the death of Husayn ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala, as well as his extensive work in Azerbaijani, which includes various forms of poetry such as couplets and monorhyme poetry. He also wrote other allegorical and satirical works, as well as poetic letters to Ottoman officials.