Khvajeh Mohammad-Sharif () was a

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statesman, who occupied the post of

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of several

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provinces. He was also a poet, who wrote under the pen name Hejri ().

Biography

Mohammad-Sharif was a native of

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—his brother Ahmad Tehrani had been appointed the mayor ('' kalantar'') of

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Shah Tahmasp I Tahmasp I ( or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Shah Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Tahmasp ascended the throne after the ...

(r. 1524–1576). After the death of his father, Mohammad-Sharif left for

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, where he served as the vizier of Mohammad Khan Tekkelu and his son Tatar Soltan, who was the governor of the

province of Khorasan. Mohammad-Sharif was later listed under the service of Shah Tahmasp I, where he in the start served as the vizier of

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, and Biabanak for seven years. Thereafter, he was appointed as the vizier of

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, one of the most prominent offices in the area. There, he became known for his rational approach to its inhabitants and for his skillful ability to resolve frictions. He died there in 1576/7. He was married to a daughter of Aqa Mulla Dawatdar. After his death, his youngest son,

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, fell into disgrace for unknown reasons, and thus chose to relocate to

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, where he became a high-ranking statesman, and eventually the chief minister of Emperor

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(r. 1605–1627). Another son of Mohammad-Sharif, Mohammad-Taher Wasli, was a learned man who composed poetry under the pen name of Wasli.

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