1. Departure for study in Baghdad

    · Baghdad, Iraq

    Departure for study in Baghdad
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    As an adolescent, Saadi left Shiraz for Baghdad to continue his education, including a period as a fellowship student at the Nezamiya madrasa. The date is approximate: the source gives circa 1223–24. Coordinates represent the city; no exact medieval study site is established by the quoted evidence.

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