Mahmud Khan Malek al-Sho'ara
Illustration of Mahmud Khan by Abu Torab Ghaffari
Born1813
Died1893/94
Ray, Qajar Iran
ChildrenMirza Jafar Khan
Ali Hasan Khan
Parent
  • Andalib (father)
RelativesFath-Ali Khan Saba (grandfather)

Mahmud Khan Malek al-Sho'ara (Persian: محمودخان ملک الشعرا; 1813–1893/94) was a poet laureate, court painter and statesman in 19th-century Qajar Iran.[1] He was the son of Andalib and grandson of Fath-Ali Khan Saba, both of whom previously the post of poet laureate in the Iranian court.[2]

References

  1. Floor 1999, pp. 133, 145–146.
  2. Floor 1999, p. 145.

Sources

  • Floor, Willem (1999). "Art (Naqqashi) and Artists (Naqqashan) in Qajar Persia". Muqarnas. Brill. 13: 125–154. doi:10.2307/1523268. JSTOR 1523268. (registration required)

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