then became a professional renga poet in his 30s Yamazaki Sōkan 山崎宗鑑, pen name of Shina Norishige (1465–1553), renga and haikai poet, court calligrapher for Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshihisa; became a secluded Buddhist monk following the shōgun's death in 1489 Persian language Jami, poet (1414–1492) Mir Ali Shir Nava'i, poet (1441–1501) South Asia Bhalan (c. 1426–1500), Indian, Gujarati-language poet Chandidas (চন্ডীদাস) (born 1408 CE) refers to (possibly more than one) medieval Indian Bengali-language poet Meerabai (मीराबाई) (1498-1547), alternate spelling: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai; Hindu poet-saint, mystical poet whose compositions, extant version of which are in Gujarati and a Rajasthani dialect of Hindi, remain popular throughout India Nund Reshi (1377–1440), Indian, Kashmiri-language poet Zainuddin (fl. 1470s), Bengali-language poet See also 15th century in literature Macronic poetry Decades and years Notes 01 Poetry by century