# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/baba-shah-esfahani
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:38:32.429Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/baba-shah-esfahani"
name: "Baba Shah Esfahani"
slug: "baba-shah-esfahani"
description: "Baba Shah Isfahani, also known as Baba Shah Araghi, was the most famous Iranian calligrapher in the 16th century and the most prominent calligrapher of Nastaliq script in the era of Tahmasp I. He was titled as Reyis or-Roassa. His calligraphy teacher was Ahmad Mashhadi. In 1588, when he was young, he travelled to Iraq. He was killed in Baghdad and was buried in the city. His works date back from 1569 until 1586."
tagline: "Iranian Calligrapher"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Baba_Shah_Isfahani_(Frontispiece)_-_Malek_National_Library_and_Museum_Institution%2C_Iran.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1500"
deathDate: "1588"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.68
  momentum:             7.714285714285714
  historical:           4.604068
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Baba Shah Isfahani"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Shah_Esfahani"
    title: "Baba Shah Esfahani"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "باباشاه اصفهانی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Бобошоҳи Исфаҳонӣ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5956695"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump