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Goharshad Ghazvini

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Goharshad Ghazvini, also known as Goharshad Hassani Ghazvini, was a prominent Persian calligrapher of Nastaʿlīq script in 17th century. She was Mir Emad's daughter. She learned calligraphy when she was a teenager and learned Nastaʿlīq script from her father.

After her father's death, she went in 1623 to her birthplace, Qazvin, and worked as a calligraphy teacher and stayed there until her death in 1628.

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