Maulana Azhar

Bahram Gur's Skill with the Bow by Maulana Azhar, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1430

Maulana Azhar (died 1475) was a Persian calligrapher.

Azhar was trained by Mir Ali Tabrizi and worked for Shah Rukh in the Timurid court. His calligraphy primarily used the Nastaʿlīq script.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "History of Persian Calligraphy". Retrieved 2012-07-19.
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