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Ghaffari Family
The Ghaffari family is an Iranian family of artists, jurists and bureaucrats from Kashan. Notable members include: * Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari (died ) * Khorshid Khanum Ghaffari () * Farrokh Khan (1812–1871) * Mirza Hashem Khan Ghaffari (died 1877) * Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk (1814–1866) * Abu Torab Ghaffari (died 1890) * Yahya Ghaffari (died between 1894–1905) * Kamal-ol-molk Mohammad Ghaffari (; September 29, 1848 — August 18, 1940), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk (), was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari family in Kashan, Qajar Iran. Biography Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk, born in K ... (1848–1940) * Mohammad-Ebrahim Khan Ghaffari (1859/60 – November/December 1918) References Sources * * * * {{Encyclopædia Iranica Online, url=https://iranicaonline.org/articles/amin-e-kalwat, title=Amīn-e ḵalwat, first=F. , last=Gaffary, year=1989, isbn = 978-0710090959 Artist families 18th-century Iranian painters 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kashan
Kashan (; ) is a city in the Central District (Kashan County), Central District of Kashan County, in the northern part of Isfahan province, Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. History Earliest evidence of human presence around Kashan date back to Paleolithic period that have been found at Neyasar, Kaftar Khoun and Sefid-Ab. Middle Paleolithic stone tools were discovered at travertine spring of Niasar and the travertine of Kaftar Khoun. Upper Paleolithic groups were living around Sefid-Ab spring at SW of Kashan. By some accounts, although not all, Kashan was the origin of the three wise men who followed the star that guided them to Bethlehem to witness the nativity of Jesus, as recounted in the Bible. For example, medieval traveler Friar Odoric of Pordenone related this story in 1330 after having visited there. According to a legend dating from the Safavid Iran, Safavid era, Abu Lu'lu'a, the Persian people, Persian skilled cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari
Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari () was an 18th-century Iranian painter and historian from the Ghaffari family of Kashan. Besides several European-style paintings, he is also known to be the author of the ''Golshan-e Morad'', a book covering the history of the Zand dynasty. Biography The Ghaffari family had a lengthy history of serving in government. Abu'l-Hasan's father, Mirza Mo'ezz-al-din Mohammad Ghaffari, was the governor of Kashan, Qom, Natanz and Jowshaqan during the reign of Karim Khan Zand (). Abu'l-Hasan was born in Kashan in the late 18th-century. He had two brothers named Abdul Matlab and Mirza Ahmad. Since the late Safavid era, European-style paintings had been a favorite subject of Iranian artists, and Abu'l-Hasan was the first member of his family to show an interest in them. Abu'l-Hasan describes how he started painting; Abu'l-Hasan then made the decision to shift career paths. After learning the craft of annotation, he started writing official records and ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khorshid Khanum Ghaffari
Khorshid Khanum Ghaffari () was a member of the Ghaffari family, who is notable for being depicted on a watercolor painting by her first cousin once removed Sani ol-Molk. She was the daughter of Mirza Ahmad Ghaffari and the aunt of Farrokh Khan. Before photography and lithography became available in Qajar Iran, only a small number of portraits of known women existed. Some of these portraits were likely created just after lithography became available, during the rule of Mohammad Shah Qajar Mohammad Shah (; born Mohammad Mirza; 5 January 1808 – 5 September 1848) was the third Qajar ''shah'' of Iran from 1834 to 1848, inheriting the throne from his grandfather, Fath-Ali Shah. From a young age, Mohammad Mirza was under the tutela ... (). Khorshid Khanum's portrait, dated 1834 or 1835, was made just before the introduction of photography and lithography to the country. Other notable women depicted on portraits during this period include Zia ol-Saltaneh and Malek Jahan Khanum Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farrokh Khan
Farrokh Khan (; 1812 – 5 May 1871), also known as Amin ol-Dowleh (), was a high-ranking Iranian official from the Ghaffari family. Between 1855–1857, he served as the Iranian ambassador to the French court in Paris, where he assisted in signing the Treaty of Paris, thus ending the losing Anglo-Persian War and withdrawing the Iranian army from Herat. Farrokh Khan began his career at the court as a personal assistant to the Qajar shah (king) Fath-Ali Shah (). In 1833, he took part in the siege of Herat under the orders of the crown prince Abbas Mirza and later suppressed uprisings in the Mazandaran province, Isfahan, and Gilan province. He documented the Iranian army's actions during the 1838 siege of Herat and became the national tax collector in 1850. He was appointed as the personal treasurer of Naser al-Din Shah () in 1854. Farrokh Khan negotiated with British diplomats in Paris during Iran's conflict with Britain over Herat and later signed the Treaty of Paris in 1857, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirza Hashem Khan Ghaffari
Mirza Hashem Khan Ghaffari () was an Iranian official from the Ghaffari family. Until 1861/62, he managed the private finances of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (). He was afterwards appointed to three offices; ''amin-e khalwat'', the custodian of the personal estate of the shah, which was a newly created title and office that would remain exclusive to the Ghaffari family; the chief of the court personnel; the commander of the royal musketeers; and the dean of the shah's household. In 1871, a seat in the government's Consultative Assembly was granted to Mirza Hashem Khan. Later that year, following the death of Mirza Hashem Khan's brother Farrokh Khan in May, Naser al-Din Shah appointed him ''vazir-e hozur'' and bestowed upon him his brother's title of Amin od-Dowleh. Mirza Hashem Khan died in 1877 and was buried in the city of Qom Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu'l-Hasan Sani Al-Mulk
Abu'l-Hasan Khan Ghaffari Kashani (; 1814–1866) was an Iranian painter, miniature and lacquer artist, and book illustrator. When he became the Chief Court Painter, he also became known as Sani al-Mulk (), meaning "The Crafter of the Kingdom." He was a student of Mihr 'Ali and a court painter in Mohammad Shah Qajar's court. After being dismissed as a court painter, he went to Europe to study, most notably in Italy. When he returned to Iran, he became the Director of Printing and Chief Illustrator for Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Naser al-Din Shah and earned the separate title Chief Court Painter. He supervised the illustration of a famous ''One Thousand and One Nights'' manuscript, which can be viewed today in Tehran in the Golestan Palace, Golestan Palace Library.B. W. Robinson,Abu'l-Hasan Khan Gaffari, ''Encyclopædia Iranica'', I/3, pp. 306–308 Family He was born in Kashan, Iran. He was the uncle of Kamal-ol-molk, Mohammad Ghaffari (Kamal ol Molk), who became an acclaimed cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Torab Ghaffari
Abu Torab Ghaffari (1863 - 1890; ) was a 19th-century Iranian painter from the Ghaffari family of Kashan, who was active during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (). He was the son of Mirza Bozorg Ghaffari, and brother of Kamal-ol-molk. He died in 11 March 1890 due to opium poisoning. References Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghaffari, Abu Torab 19th-century births 1890 deaths People from Kashan People of Qajar Iran 19th-century Iranian painters Ghaffari family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahya Ghaffari
Yahya Khan Ghaffari (died between 1894 and 1905; Persian language, Persian: یحییخان غفاری) also known as Abul-Hasan Salés (ابوالحسن ثالث, lit. Abul-Hasan the Third), son of Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk, Sani al-Mulk, was one of the royal court painters of the Qajar Iran, Qajar era during the reigns of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. He belonged to the artistic Ghaffari family, several generations of whom were involved in painting and miniature art. Life Title of Abul-Hasan Salés It is said that he received the title of Abul-Hasan Salés from Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Naser al-Din Shah due to his resemblance to his father and the Shah's admiration for Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk, Sani al-Mulk. The title was meant to signify the continuation of the family's tradition and artistic heritage. Before him, Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari was called Abul-Hasan Aval (Abul-Hasan the First), and his father, Sani al-Mulk, was known as Abul-Hasan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal-ol-molk
Mohammad Ghaffari (; September 29, 1848 — August 18, 1940), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk (), was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari family in Kashan, Qajar Iran. Biography Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk, born in Kashan in 1848, to a family with a strong artistic tradition, tracing their origins back to notable painters during the reign of Nader Shah. Kamal's uncle, Mirza Abolhassan Khan Ghaffari, known as Sanee-ol-Molk, a celebrated 19th-century painter, was notable for his watercolor portraiture. His father, Mirza Bozorg Ghaffari Kashani, was the founder of Iran's painting school and a famous artist as well. His brother, Abutorab Ghaffari, was also a distinguished painter of his time. Mohammad developed an interest in calligraphy and painting at a young age. In his childhood eagerness, he drew charcoal sketches on the walls of his room. Upon completion of his primary education, Mohammad moved to Tehran. He may have studied painting for a time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad-Ebrahim Khan Ghaffari
Mohammad-Ebrahim Khan Ghaffari (: 1859/60 – November/December 1918) was an Iranian diplomat and minister during the late Qajar era. A member of the Ghaffari family, he was the son of the high-ranking official Farrokh Khan Farrokh Khan (; 1812 – 5 May 1871), also known as Amin ol-Dowleh (), was a high-ranking Iranian official from the Ghaffari family. Between 1855–1857, he served as the Iranian ambassador to the French court in Paris, where he assisted in signi .... References Sources * 19th-century births 1918 deaths 19th-century Iranian politicians 20th-century Iranian politicians Ghaffari family {{Iran-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghaffari Family
The Ghaffari family is an Iranian family of artists, jurists and bureaucrats from Kashan. Notable members include: * Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari (died ) * Khorshid Khanum Ghaffari () * Farrokh Khan (1812–1871) * Mirza Hashem Khan Ghaffari (died 1877) * Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk (1814–1866) * Abu Torab Ghaffari (died 1890) * Yahya Ghaffari (died between 1894–1905) * Kamal-ol-molk Mohammad Ghaffari (; September 29, 1848 — August 18, 1940), better known as Kamal-ol-Molk (), was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari family in Kashan, Qajar Iran. Biography Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk, born in K ... (1848–1940) * Mohammad-Ebrahim Khan Ghaffari (1859/60 – November/December 1918) References Sources * * * * {{Encyclopædia Iranica Online, url=https://iranicaonline.org/articles/amin-e-kalwat, title=Amīn-e ḵalwat, first=F. , last=Gaffary, year=1989, isbn = 978-0710090959 Artist families 18th-century Iranian painters 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
