Abdi Beg Shirazi (Persian: عبدی بیگ شیرازی: 1513 – 1580) was a court poet, historian, and administrator in 16th-century Safavid Iran, who composed the Persian universal history Takmelat al-akhbar.[1][2]

Abdi Beg Shirazi
Born1513
Tabriz, Safavid Iran
Died1580
Ardabil, Safavid Iran
OccupationCourt poet, historian, and administrator
Language
Notable worksTakmelat al-akhbar

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