Kamal al-Din Gazurgahi
Late 15th/early 16th century Iranian author
About Kamal al-Din Gazurgahi
Kamal al-Din Gazurgahi in the presence of Sultan Husayn Bayqara. Folio from the Majalis al-ushshaq of Gazurgahi, dated October/November 1552 Kamal al-Din Gazurgahi (also spelled Gazorgahi; ) was an Iranian author and religious dignitary of the late 15th and early 16th centuries. He is principally known for his Majalis al-ushshaq, a Persian biographical dictionary of over 70 poets, Sufis, and members of the Turkic ruling elites.
Born in 1469/70, Gazurgahi was the nephew of Sayyid Zayn al-Abidin Junabadi, a landowner from Junabad, who served in the diwan of the Timurid Empire. In 1499, Gazurgahi was appointed as the sadr of the Timurid realm. In 1502/3, he completed his Majalis al-ushshaq.
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