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{{Short description|16th-century Iran-born Indian statesman}}
{{Infobox noble
| name = Mir Muhammad Muʼmin Astarabadi
| succession = [[Peshwa]] of the [[Golconda Sultanate]]
| CoA =
| tenure = 1585–1625
| predecessor =
| successor =
| birth_place = [[Gorgan|Astarabad]], [[Safavid Empire]]
| death_date = 1625
| death_place = [[Golconda Sultanate]]
| burial_place = [[Daira Mir Momin]]
}}
'''Mir Muhammad Muʼmin Astarabadi''' was a scholar and statesman who served as the ''Peshwa'' (Prime Minister) of the [[Golconda Sultanate]].

== Biography ==
Mir Mu'min was born in a [[Sayyid]] family in [[Gorgan|Astarabad]]. He was appointed the tutor of [[Haydar Mirza Safavi]] by Shah [[Tahmasp I]]. Following the death of his protege Haydar in 1576, during the tumultuous period that ensued Mir emigrated from Iran, seeking safer environs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Ruffle |first=Karen |date=2020 |title=Making Shiʿism an Indian Religion: A Perspective from the Qutb Shahi Deccan |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/reorient.5.2.0287 |journal=ReOrient |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=287–304 |doi=10.13169/reorient.5.2.0287 |jstor=10.13169/reorient.5.2.0287 |issn=2055-5601|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

[[Emigration of Iranians to India during the 16-18th centuries|After arriving in Golconda]], he spent the first few years away from matters of the court, concerning himself with scholarly and religious activities. He was appointed the Peshwa in 993 [[Hijri year|Hijri]] (1585 CE) or some time before. He would serve in this office for over forty years, until his death in about 1625.{{Sfn|Zore|1941|p=31}} He played a major role in the design of the new city of [[Hyderabad]].<ref name=":0" />

The exact date of his date is not known, and various dates are mentioned by sources. However, it is known that he had died shortly before the death of [[Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah]], whose date of death is known as 9 February 1626.{{Sfn|Zore|1941|p=175}} He was buried in [[Daira Mir Momin]], in the mausoleum that he had constructed for himself within his lifetime, and in which his son was already interred.{{Sfn|Zore|1941|p=180}} His [[Urs]] is celebrated every year in the month of [[Sha'ban]].{{Sfn|Zore|1941|p=182}}

== Literary works ==
Mir Mu'min wrote poetry in Persian. Apart from poetry, his major work was the ''Risala-i-Miqdariyah'', which was a scientific treatise dealing with the measurement of length, weight, and distance. The ''Kitab-i-Raj’at'', on the traditions of the prophet was also written by him.<ref name="Sherwani 1974">{{Cite book |last=Sherwani |first=Haroon Khan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aoYgAAAAMAAJ |title=History of the Qutb Shāhī Dynasty |date=1974 |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers |pages=365–366, 402–405 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Weinstein |first=Laura S. |date=2011 |title=Variations on a Persian Theme: Adaptation and Innovation in Early Manuscripts from Golconda |journal= |publisher=Columbia University |pages=15 |doi=10.7916/D8R217Q7|s2cid=191230615 }}</ref>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Zore |first=Syed Mohiuddin Qadri |author-link=Mohiuddin Qadri Zore |url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/meer-mohammad-momin-hayat-aur-karname-syed-muhiuddin-qadri-zor-ebooks |title= |year=1941 |location=Hyderabad |script-title=ur: میر محمّد مومن: حیات اور کارنامے |trans-title=Mir Muhammad Muʼmin: Life and Achievements}}

[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Iranian scholars]]
[[Category:17th-century Iranian people]]
[[Category:17th-century Shia Muslims]]
[[Category:Iranian emigrants to the Sultanate of Golconda]]
[[Category:17th-century Persian-language writers]]
[[Category:1625 deaths]]

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