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Mir Emad (born Emad al-Molk Qazvini Hasani (Persian: ??????? ???? ??????) in 1554 in Qazvin
Qazvin

Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Qazvin province in Iran with an estimated population of 331,409 in 2005. ...
 - d. August 15 , 1615) is perhaps the most celebrated Persian
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
 calligrapher
Calligraphy

Calligraphy is the art of writing . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner" ....
. It is believed that the Nasta'liq style reached its highest elegance in Mir Emad's works.






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Mir Emad (born Emad al-Molk Qazvini Hasani (Persian: ??????? ???? ??????) in 1554 in Qazvin
Qazvin

Qazvin is the largest city and capital of the Qazvin province in Iran with an estimated population of 331,409 in 2005. ...
 - d. August 15 , 1615) is perhaps the most celebrated Persian
Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
 calligrapher
Calligraphy

Calligraphy is the art of writing . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner" ....
. It is believed that the Nasta'liq style 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.

Early life and education

Mir Emad was born in 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
Tabriz

Tabriz is the largest city in northwestern Iran. It is situated north of the volcanic cone of Sahand, south of the Eynali mountain. It is the capital of East Azarbaijan Province....
 to study with Mohammad Hossein Tabrizi. Afterward, he traveled to Ottoman Turkey, Baghdad
Baghdad

Baghdad is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous. With a municipal population estimated at 6.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq, and the second largest city in the Arab World....
, Halab and Hijaz. He returned to Semnan and worked as a scribe in Shah Abbas
Abbas I of Persia

Shah ?Abbas the Great or Shah ?Abbas I was Shah of Iran, and the greatest ruler of the Safavid Dynasty of the Persian Empire. He was the third son of Mohammed Khodabanda....
's library and later on his court in the capital of Isfahan
Isfahan (city)

Esfahan or Isfahan , located about 340 km south of Tehran at , is the capital of Esfahan Province and Iran's third largest city . Esfahan City had a population of 1,583,609 and the Esfahan metropolitan area had a population of 3,430,353 in the 2006 Census, the second most populous metropolitan area in Iran after Tehran....
.

Rivalry with Ali Reza Abbasi

In Shah Abbas's court, Mir Emad was not the only calligrapher. 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.

Death

Mir Emad was later alleged of being Sunni, a branch of Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
 which was not tolerated under Safavids, and implicitly sentenced to death by Shah Abbas. In a night, on his way to Hamam
Hamam

Hamam may refer to:* Turkish bath in Turkish* Hamam , a European film directed by Ferzan Ozpetek* Hamam , brand of soap in India* Sam Hammam, Lebanese businessman and soccer guru...
, Mir Emad was 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
Mosque

A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. Muslims often refer to the mosque by its Arabic name, masjid, ? . The word "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship, although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller, privately owned mosque and the larger, "collective" mosque ,...
. He was not allowed to build a mausoleum for Mir Emad.

Works and legacy

"Adab al-Masq", a dissertation on penmanship, is attributed to Mir Emad. Goharshad, Mir Emad's daughter, was also an adept calligrapher
Calligraphy

Calligraphy is the art of writing . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner" ....
. 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 calligrapher
Calligraphy

Calligraphy is the art of writing . A contemporary definition of calligraphic practice is "the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious and skillful manner" ....
. So is Mohammad Amin, Mirza Ebrahim's son.