Almas Khan-e Kanoule'ei

Sarhang Almas Khan (in Kurdish Serheng Elmas Xan), was a Kurdish poet from the village of Kenule in Kermanshah, then under the rule of the Zand dynasty. He is known for writing the Kurdish Shahnameh which until then had been passed down orally. He wrote in Gorani.

Sarhang Almas Khan
Born1706
Kermanshah
Died1777
Kermanshah
OccupationPoet, officer
Period18th century

Works

  1. Kurdish Shahnameh
  2. Gurba wa Mush, Cat and Mouse (poem)[1]

References

  1. "THE CAT AND THE MOUSE:A KURDISH MANUSCRIPT ATTRIBUTED TO ALMĀS KHĀN" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2015-04-23.


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