Persian satire

Due to cultural differences, they disassociated comedy from Greek dramatic representation and instead identified it with the Arabic poetic form of hija.

His work is noted for its satire and obscene verses, often political or bawdy, and often cited in debates involving homosexual practices.

He wrote the Resaleh-ye Delgosha, as well as Akhlaq al-Ashraf ("Ethics of the Aristocracy") and the famous humorous fable Masnavi Mush-O-Gorbeh (Mouse and Cat), which was a political satire.

The Persian Constitutional Revolution coincided with the emergence of numerous legendary satirists and literary figures as Iraj Mirza, Ali Akbar Dehkhoda and Bibi Khatoon Astarabadi.

Legendary Azerbaijani satirist, Jalil Mohammad Gholizadeh published his famous Molla Nasreddin weekly magazine in Tabriz during this period.