Goharshad Ghazvini, also known as Goharshad Hassani Ghazvini, was a prominent
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
calligrapher of
Nastaʿlīq script in the 17th century. She was
Mir Emad
Mir Emad (born Emad al-Molk Qazvini Hasani ( fa, ), 1554 – August 15, 1615) is perhaps the most celebrated Persian calligrapher. He was born in Qazvin, Iran. It is believed that the Nastaʿlīq style reached its highest elegance in ...
's daughter. She learned
calligraphy
Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...
when she was a teenager and learned Nastaʿlīq script from her father.
After her father's death, she went in 1623 to her birthplace,
Qazvin
Qazvin (; fa, قزوین, , also Romanized as ''Qazvīn'', ''Qazwin'', ''Kazvin'', ''Kasvin'', ''Caspin'', ''Casbin'', ''Casbeen'', or ''Ghazvin'') is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. Qazvin was a capital of the ...
,
Iran
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, and worked as a calligraphy teacher and stayed there until her death in 1628.
References
People from Qazvin
Iranian calligraphers
16th-century births
Women calligraphers
17th-century calligraphers
1628 deaths
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