Ahmad Mashhadi
Ahmad Mashhadi ( Mīr Aḥmad al-Ḥusaynī Mashhadī ; Persian [ æhmæd ɛ mæʃhædi ] احمد مشهدی; * unknown; † 1578 in Masandaran ), also known as Mir Sayyid Ahmad , was an important calligrapher of the Nastaliq script in the 16th century and came from Mashhad . He was also a poet . Some of his poems still exist in the original.
Life
Mashhadi learned the art of calligraphy from Mir Ali Heravi in Herat . After the Scheibanid conquest of the city, they both moved to Bukhara . After Heravi's death, Mashhadi worked as a scribe in the library of Abd ol-Asis Chan Osbak for some time . After Abd ol-Asis Chan's death, he returned home. There he again worked as a clerk in the court of Tahmasp I and his successor Ismail II. He died in Masandaran in 1578.
His students
- Hassan Ali Mashhadi
- Aliresa Mashhadi
- Mohammad Rahim Mashhadi
- Ghanei
- Mohammad Hosseyn Tabrizi
- Ahmad Monschi Ghomi , the author of the book Golestan-e-Honar
literature
- Mohammad Hassan Semsar, Russell Harris: "Aḥmad Mashhadī", in: Encyclopaedia Islamica . ( Online , 2008)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Habibollah Fazaeli: Atlas-e-Chat (calligraphy-Atlas) . Maschal, 1983, ISBN 978-964-376-649-8 , pp. 479-482 (Persian).
- ↑ Habibollah Fazaeli: Atlas-e-Chat (calligraphy-Atlas) . Maschal, 1983, ISBN 978-964-376-649-8 , pp. 482 (Persian).
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SURNAME | Mashhadi, Ahmad |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mashhadī, Mīr Aḥmad al-Ḥusaynī (full name); Me Sayyid Ahmad |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Iranian calligrapher |
DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century or 16th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 1578 |
Place of death | Masandaran |