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Mir Emad Hassani
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'''''Mir Emad''''' (1554-15 August 1615), born Emad al-Molk Qazvini Hasani, is perhaps the most celebrated
Iran Persian calligrapher. It is believed that
Nasta'liq reached its highest elegance in Mir Emad's works. These are amongst the finest specimens of
Nasta'liq calligraphy and are kept in several museums in the world.
Mir Emad was born in
Qazvin_(city) Qazvin, where he had his early education. Mir Emad's family had librarian and accountant positions in
Safavid court. He was trained in
calligraphy at first by Isa Rangkar and then Malek Deylami. Mir Emad later on moved to
Tabriz to study with Mohammad Hossein Tabrizi. Afterward, he traveled to
Ottoman Turkey,
Baghdad,
Halab and
Hijaz. He returned to
Semnan_(city) Semnan and worked as a scribe in
Shah Abbas's library and later on his court in the capital of
Isfahan_(city) Isfahan.
In
Shah Abbas's court, Mir Emad was not the only calligrapher.
Ali Reza Abbasi Ali Reza Abbasi Tabrizi, another famous calligrapher, was also under Shah's patronage. Ali Reza Abbasi's was also a pupil of Mohammad Hossein Tabrizi (Mir Emad's teacher) and later on became Mir Emad's opponent. Apparently Mir Emad's arrogant attitude toward Shah and his rivals' maligning finally dishonored him. Mir Emad was alleged of being
Sunni, a branch of
Islam which was not tolerated under
Safavids, and implicitly sentenced to death by Shah Abbas. In a night, on his way to
Hamam, Mir Emad was brutally assassinated by Masud Beik Mesgar Qazvini, and for several days no one dared to bury his corpse. Finally his pupil, Abu Torab Khattat Esfahani, buried him in Maqsud Beik
mosque. He was not allowed to build a mausoleum for Mir Emad.
"Adab al-Masq", a dissertation on penmanship, is attributed to Mir Emad. Goharshad, Mir Emad's daughter, was also an adept
calligraphy calligrapher. So was her husband, Mir Mohammad Ali, and her sons Mir Rashid, Mir Abd al-Razzaq and Mir Yahya. Mir Emad's son, Mirza Ebrahim, is also known to be a
calligraphy calligrapher. So is Mohammad Amin, Mirza Ebrahim's son.
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Category:Iranian people
Category:1554 births
Category:1615 deaths
fa:میرعماد حسنی
