Shah Mahmud Nishapuri

شاه محمود النيشابوري

1565 CE · 972 AH† †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Draft card for Shah Mahmud Nishapuri, the Safavid nasta'liq calligrapher; his entry is not yet checked on the page.

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At a glance

Roles
calligrapher
Era
The Gunpowder Empires
Region
Persia & Central Asia
Identifiers
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Life in time

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The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Haq al-Dihlawi · 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Ziyad, mufti of Zabid · Abdullah Khan II · Abu al-Su'ud Afandi · Abu Numayy II, sharif of Mecca

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Career

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Sources

  • al-Alam — al-Zirikli
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