Muhtasham Kashani (1500–1588) () was an Iranian poet of the

Safavid The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...

era. He was influential in

Shi'ite Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood to ...

religious poetry, especially '' marsiyah'' poetry mourning the tragedy of

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. He was born in

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 Earlies ...

, where he spent all of his life. He is well-known for his poetry about Imam al-Husayn's martyrdom in the form of ''tarkib band''. His main occupation, like that of his father, was in the cloth industry (in Kashan) before he took up poetry.

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1500 births 1588 deaths 16th-century Iranian poets People from Kashan 16th-century writers from Safavid Iran {{Iran-poet-stub