Fitnat-Khanim (c. 1725–1780)

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Fitnat-Khanim (c. 1725–1780)

Turkish poet. Name variations: Zubeyda Fitnat-Khanim. Born c. 1725 in Turkey; died 1780; dau. of Sheik al-Islam.

Considered the most important woman poet of the Ottoman school, was highly thought of by fellow poets with whom she exchanged odes and repartee; wrote lyric poetry using imagery from traditional Persian verse.

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