The first recorded female Persian poet (daughter of the Amir of Balkh). Her romantic poems and tragic love story with Bektash are legendary.
Notable Works
Scattered lyrical poems (most destroyed by her brother)
Fun Facts
Rabia fell in love with her brother's slave, Bektash. Upon discovering this, her brother ordered her to be locked in a hot bathhouse with her veins slit. Legend says she wrote her final love poem on the bathhouse walls using her own blood.
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