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Ahmad Tehrani (Persian: احمد تهرانی) was a bureaucrat and poet in Safavid Iran, who served as the kalantar (mayor) of Tehran under Shah Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), Ismail II (r. 1576–1577) and Mohammad Khodabanda (r. 1578–1587). He was the father of Amin Razi, the author of the biographical work Haft eqlim.[1]
Ahmad Tehrani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1540s Safavid Iran |
| Died | 1590s Safavid Iran |
| Occupation | Bureaucrat and poet |
| Language | |
| Children | Amin Razi |
| Relatives | Khvajeh Lohrasb (father) Khvajeh Mohammad-Sharif (brother) Khvajegi (brother) Omidi (uncle) Mirza Ghiyas Beg (nephew) Mohammad-Taher Wasli (nephew) Shapur (nephew) |
Life
editAhmad Tehrani belonged to a family renowned for their knowledge and interest in literature, many of them occupying high positions in the government.[2] The birth and death dates of Ahmad is unknown, it can be presumed that he lived from the 1540s to the 1590s, based on the information of the Haft eqlim by his son Amin Razi and the biographical work Tohfa-ye Sami by the Safavid prince Sam Mirza.[1] Ahmad was the son of Khvajeh Lohrasb, a distinguished poet in Tehran. His uncle was Omidi, a poet and kadkhuda (chief) of Tehran. His brother was Khvajeh Mohammad-Sharif, a statesman and governor, who was the father of Mirza Ghiyas Beg and Mohammad-Taher Wasli, both whom served as bureaucrats and poets in the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir (r. 1605–1627). Ahmad's other brother Khvajegi and the latters son Shapur were poets.[1]
Ahmad was among the notable locals that Shah Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) came to know once he turned his attention to Tehran and erected a fort around it. It was during his reign that Ahmad was installed as the kalantar (mayor) of the town.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Mousavi 2023.
- ^ Memon 2020.
Sources
edit- Memon, M. U. (2020). "Amīn Aḥmad Rāzī". Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. Brill. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- Mousavi, Morteza (2023). "احمد تهرانی، کلانتر". The Great Islamic Encyclopaedia (in Persian).