flourished 16th century
Persian miniature painter.
Born in Tabr 012B; z, he went to India about 1545. He and fellow countryman 2018; Abd al-Samad instructed the artists of the imperial atelier, most of them Indians, and thereby helped to found the school of Mughal painting . He supervised part of the production of the illustrations to the Mughal manuscript D 0101; st 0101; n-e Am 012B; r 1E24; amzeh ("Stories of Amir Hamzeh"). The few paintings by him that have survived reveal that he was a highly gifted painter, wielding a delicate brushstroke and great powers of observation.