Kashef Shirazi
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Kashef Shirazi | |
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 Illustration from a page in a copy of the Seraj al-monir by Kashef Shirazi. Created in Qajar Iran, dated 15 February 1815 | |
| Born | c. 1592 Karbala, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | c. 1653 Ray, Safavid Iran |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | |
| Notable works | Seraj al-monir Khazan o bahar |
| Relatives | Esmail Monshef (brother) Moqima (brother) |
Kashef Shirazi (Persian: کاشف شیرازی: c. 1592–1653) was a writer in Safavid Iran, who composed works about ethics and poetry.[1]
Kashef was born in Karbala, where his family had moved from Iran. He was the son of a certain Shamsa of Shiraz, an account keeper. Kashef's family moved back when he was still a child, settling in Isfahan. Kashef committed himself to writing and learning a variety of academic subjects for twenty three years, including logic, theology, and Arabic grammar. Like him, his brothers, Esmail Monshef and Moqima, were also prominent poets. Kashef later served as a judge for fifteen years in Ray, where he died. One of his written works, Khazan o bahar, has an autobiographical note in the final chapter.[1]
Kashef wrote under the pen-names Kashef, Kashef-e Komeyt and Sharifa Kashef.[1] Two of his best-known works are his prose writings, Seraj al-monir and Khazan o bahar, which have numerous passages with poems based on the Golestan by Saadi Shirazi.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d de Bruijn 2020.
Sources
[edit]- de Bruijn, J. T . P. (2020). "Kāšef Širāzi". Encyclopaedia Iranica Online. Brill. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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