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Lot Essay
Mahmud ibn Ishaq al-Shahabi was a much praised pupil of Mir 'Ali and was taken to Bukhara by 'Ubaydallah Khan after the capture of Herat. His recorded works are dated between AH 924/1518-19 AD and AH 993/1585-86 AD (Mehdi Bayani, Ahval-va asar-e khosh-nevisan, vol III., Tehran, 1346, pp.876-880). For a full account of his life see V. Minorsky (tr.), Calligraphers and Painters, Washington, 1959, p. 131.
Malik Daylami (AH 924-969/1518-1562 AD) was a famous nasta'liq scribe who originally worked at the library of Sultan Ibrahim Mirza in Mashhad, but was called by Shah Tahmasp to Qazvin to write the inscriptions of the Chehel Sutun. He then remained at his court until his death. The famous Shah Tahmasp album in the Topkapi was produced under his supervision (Mehdi Bayani, Ahval va Asar-e Khosh-Nevisan, Vol. III, Teheran 1348 sh., pp. 598-609).
Malik Daylami (AH 924-969/1518-1562 AD) was a famous nasta'liq scribe who originally worked at the library of Sultan Ibrahim Mirza in Mashhad, but was called by Shah Tahmasp to Qazvin to write the inscriptions of the Chehel Sutun. He then remained at his court until his death. The famous Shah Tahmasp album in the Topkapi was produced under his supervision (Mehdi Bayani, Ahval va Asar-e Khosh-Nevisan, Vol. III, Teheran 1348 sh., pp. 598-609).