Mir Emad Hassani

Training under Mohammad Hossein Tabrizi and Malek Deylami is recorded. ʿAbd al-Rashid Daylami, Abd al-Jabbar Isfahani and Goharshad Ghazvini are recorded as having studied under Mir Emad Hassani. The recorded working language is Persian. Work by Mir Emad Hassani is recorded in the collections of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Louvre Museum, Royal Ontario Museum, Art Institute of Chicago and Arthur M.

• Name — Mir Emad Hassani fa • Born — 1554 CE • Birthplace — Qazvin, Safavid Iran • Died — 1615 • Place of death — Isfahan, Safavid Iran • Occupation — Calligraphy • Genre — Persian Calligraphy • Period — Safavid period • Illustration — Album leaf signed by Imad al-Hassani, c. 1600 CE

Mir Emad was born in Qazvin, where he had his early education. Mir Emad's family had librarian and accountant positions in the Safavid court. He was trained in calligraphy at first by Isa Rangkar and then Malek Deylami. Later on, Mir Emad moved to Tabriz to study with Mohammad Hossein Tabrizi. Afterward, he traveled to Ottoman Turkey, Baghdad, Halab and Hijaz. He returned to Semnan and worked as a scribe in Shah Abbas's library and later on his court in the capital of Isfahan.

In Shah Abbas's court, Mir Emad was not the only calligrapher. Ali Reza Abbasi Tabrizi, another famous calligrapher, was also under the 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.

Mir Emad was later accused of being Sunni, a branch of Islam which was not tolerated under the Safavids, and implicitly sentenced to death by Shah Abbas. At night, on his way to Hamam, Mir Emad was assassinated by Masoud Bek Mesgar Qazvini and for several days no one dared to bury his corpse. Finally his pupil, Aboutorab Esfahani, buried him in Maghsoudbeyk mosque. He was not allowed to build a mausoleum for Mir Emad.

The authorities additionally record the headings Mir `Imad al-Hasani, Mir ῾Imad, Mír 'Imád al-Ḥasaní, Imad al-Hasani and Mir Imad al-Hasani. His recorded language was Persian. His recorded confession was Islam. One child is recorded: Goharshad Ghazvini. Other recorded relations include ʿAbd al-Rashid Daylami.

Mir Emad Hassani is recorded as calligrapher and poet.