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'Abd al-Samad

 
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(flourished 16th century) Persian miniature painter. Born in Iran, he traveled to India and became one of the first members of the imperial atelier there. Through their teachings in India, he and fellow countryman Mir Sayyid 'Ali played a strong role in the foundation of the school of Mughal painting. 'Abd al-Samad supervised the majority of illustrations in the Mughal manuscript Dastan-e Amir Hamzeh, or Hamzanama, which included about 1,400 paintings. Favoured at court, in 1576 he was appointed master of the mint, and in 1584 he was made diwan (revenue commissioner) of Multan.

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( fl c. 1540-95). Iranian miniature painter and calligrapher, active also in India. Trained in Safavid Iran, `Abd al-Samad migrated to India, where he became director of the Mughal painting workshops under the emperor Akbar (reg 1556-1605). In this key position, he influenced the development of Mughal painting in the second half of the 16th century more than any other artist (see INDIAN SUBCONTINENT,

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