in extensive poetic correspondence with the leading poets of his time, such as Khaqani, Adib Sabir, and Anvari, who all praised him. Vatvat also praised them (particularly Adib Sabir) in his own poems, but his panegyrics were often written in a satirical way either due to the change of political climate or because of his notably bad temper. References Sources 12th-century Persian-language poets 12th-century Iranian writers Muslim panegyrists Officials of the Khwarazmian Empire Poets of the Khwarazmian Empire