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"Praise be to God, first and last."

Mirza Jafar Tabrizi, chief scribe of the court of Babasonghor, son of Shahrokh Mirza, son of Timur Gurkan, learned the Nastaliq script from Abdollah ibn Mirza Ali Tabrizi, the master of this script. He wrote in seven styles, and among them, he gained fame for Nastaliq. His students included Shah Quli, son of Taghi, and Abd al-Hayy.

Mirza Jafar died at the age of sixty-five in the year 833 AH in the city of Herat.

(2) The album "Gulshan" The description of "Gulshan" itself is worthy of a detailed treatise, which cannot be included in this brief summary. This album is approximately 36 x 24 cm in size and is divided into 17 sections, containing a mixture of Nastaliq and various other scripts by renowned masters. Among the mixture, there are works by Mirza Ali Heravi and the rest by Sultan Ali Mashhadi, Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri, Ali Quli, Sultan Muhammad Nur, and Abd al-Rahim.

It is written in beautiful handwriting. Signed: "Written by the humble servant, seeking the mercy of God Almighty and His forgiveness, Abu al-Fath, may God improve his condition in both worlds."

Tahirdadi, the physician, was a student of Mirza Habib in calligraphy and a contemporary of... (illegible) ... and was skilled in calligraphy like Mirza Ali Heravi. Heravi was a student of... (illegible) ... and Sultan Ali Mashhadi.

(2) The album "Murakka'" (33 x 23 cm) ... was a student of Mirza Jafar Isfahani and Master Sultan Ali Mashhadi and Sultan Ali ... (illegible) ... and many others. His works are diverse and long.

... (illegible) ... in the lands of Iran, Iraq, and Hijaz.

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