Mirza Mohammad-Ali Sanglakh


Mirza Mohammad-Ali Khorasani Sanglakh, also known as Mirza Sanglakh, was a celebrated Iranian calligrapher and stone carver of the 19th century. He was also a poet and author. Sanglakh flourished during the reign of three successive Iranian monarchs; Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Mohammad Shah Qajar and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. He was born in Quchan and died in Tabriz. He is the author of Tadhkirat al-khatṭạ̣̄tị̄n al-musammā bi-kitāb Imtihạ̄n al-fudạlā containing the biographies of numerous calligraphers.