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• ʿABDALLĀH KHAN UZBEK

  M. H. Siddiqi

  Mughal noble and general and also briefly an autonomous ruler (10th/16th century).

• ʿABDALLĀH MĀZANDARĀNĪ, SHAIKH

  H. Algar

  Theologian and supporter of the constitutional movement (1840-1912).

• ʿABDALLĀH MĪRZĀ DĀRĀ

  Ḥ. Maḥbūbī Ardakānī

  Son of Fatḥ-ʿAlī Shah and governor of Ḵamsa province (1796-1846).

• ʿABDALLĀH MORVĀRĪD

  P. P. Soucek

  (d. 1516), Timurid court official, poet, scribe, and musician.

• ʿABDALLĀH PAŠA KÖPRÜLÜZĀDE

  M. Kohbach

  Ottoman statesman and commander-in-chief (d. 1735).

• ʿABDALLĀH ṢAYRAFĪ

  P. P. Soucek

  Dūst Moḥammad claims that the traditions of Khorasani calligraphy in the nasḵ script are derived from the writing of ʿAbdallāh Ṣayrafī, with Jaʿfar Tabrīzī acting perhaps as the transmitter of the tradition. ʿAbdallāh achieved his greatest fame as a designer of architectural inscriptions.

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• ʿABDALLĀH ŠĪRĀZĪ

  P. P. Soucek

  Qāżī Aḥmad praises ʿAbdallāh’s skill in lacquer painting (rang o rowḡan). This technique was widely used in the decoration of bookbindings during the 16th century, and the examination of surviving bindings may lead to the discovery of further works by ʿAbdallāh.

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• ʿABDALLĀH, MĪRZĀ

  M. Caton

  (ca. 1843-1918), court musician and master of the setār and tār.

• ʿABDALLĀH, QAVĀM-AL-DĪN

  T. Kuroyanagi

  14th century theologian and faqīh of Shiraz (d. 772/1370).

• ʿABDALLĀH, ŠĀH

  K. A. Nizami

  (d. 1485), Persian Sufi who introduced the Šaṭṭārī order into India.