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'''Mirza Muhammad Amin Shahristani''' (died 13 September 1637) was a nobleman who served in the courts of the [[Sultanate of Golconda|Golconda Sultanate]], [[Safavid Iran|Safavid Empire]], and the [[Mughal Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Role of Iranian Migrant Scholars in the Advancement of Sciences during the Qutb Shahi Periodin Dakan {{!}}{{!}} Imam Reza (A.S.) Network |url=https://www.imamreza.net/old/eng/imamreza.php?id=3885 |access-date=27 January 2025 |website=www.imamreza.net}}</ref> <br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Mirza Muhammad was from a prominent [[Sayyid]] family hailing from Shahristan, near [[Isfahan]]. A few of his relatives held high posts in the [[Safavid Iran|Safavid]] administration, and his nephew married one of the daughters of [[Abbas the Great|Shah Abbas]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Overton |first=Keelan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_yHXDwAAQBAJ&dq=mirza+muhammad+amin+shahristani&pg=PA52 |title=Iran and the Deccan: Persianate Art, Culture, and Talent in Circulation, 1400–1700 |date=2 June 2020 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-04894-3 |pages=52 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Haneda |first=Masashi |date=1 October 1997 |title=Emigration of Iranian Elites to India during the 16-18th centuries |url=https://journals.openedition.org/asiecentrale/480 |journal=Cahiers d'Asie centrale |language=en |issue=3/4 |pages=129–143 |issn=1270-9247}}</ref><br />
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He [[Emigration of Iranians to India during the 16-18th centuries|emigrated]] to Golconda and [[Mir Mu'min Astarabadi|Mir Mu'min]], who was the prime minister of the [[Sultanate of Golconda|Golconda Sultanate]], recommended him to the ruler [[Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah]], who awarded him the title of ''Mir Jumla''. He was at the helm of the kingdom's administration, and would continue to serve in the court until Muhammad Quli's death in 1610.{{sfn|Rizvi|1986|pp=313}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sherwani |first=Haroon Khan |author-link=Haroon Khan Sherwani |url=https://ia601506.us.archive.org/25/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.56608/2015.56608.Muhammad-quli-Qutb-Shah-Founder-Of-Hydarabad_text.pdf |title=Muhammad-Quli Qutb Shah, Founder of Haidarabad |publisher=Asia Publishing House |year=1967 |pages=58}}</ref><br />
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Upon the death of Muhammad Quli, his nephew [[Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah|Sultan Muhammad]] succeeded him. The Mirza, who had been against Sultan Muhammad's accession, resigned and was allowed to emigrate from the kingdom. He went to the royal court of [[Sultanate of Bijapur|Bijapur]], but was unable to obtain a position there.{{sfn|Rizvi|1986|pp=313}}<br />
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He was able to secure an appointment in the court of [[Abbas the Great|Shah Abbas]] in 1614, where he served for four years.<ref name=":0" /> In 1618, he went to [[Agra]], the capital of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] empire, upon the invitation of the emperor [[Jahangir]].<ref name=":1" /> After presenting some gifts to the emperor, he was awarded a position at court, with a ''[[Mansabdar|mansab]]'' of 1,500 ''[[Mansabdar#Zat and Sawar|zat]]'' and 200 ''[[Mansabdar#Zat and Sawar|sawar]]''. He was promoted at various intervals during his service, and in 1636, was awarded the title of [[Bakhshi (Mughal Empire)|Mir Bakshi]], along with 5,000 ''zat'' and 2,000 ''sawar''. He died on 13 September 1637, and was buried in [[Agra]].{{sfn|Rizvi|1986|pp=313-314}}<br />
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== Poetry ==<br />
The Mirza was a poet as well, and wrote with the ''[[takhallus]]'' (pen name) ''Ruhu'l-Amin''. He composed several imitations of works of [[Nizami Ganjavi]]. His [[Diwan (poetry)|''diwan'']] (collection of poems) containing ''[[Ghazal|ghazals]]'' written by him was entitled ''Gulistan-i Naz''.{{sfn|Rizvi|1986|pp=314}}<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Nayeem |first=M. A. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V48MAQAAMAAJ&q=mirza+muhammad+amin+shahristani |title=The Heritage of the Qutb Shahis of Golconda and Hyderabad |date=2006 |publisher=Hyderabad Publishers |isbn=978-81-85492-23-0 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Rizvi |first=Saiyid Athar Abbas |year=1986 |title=A Socio-Intellectual History of the Isna 'Ashari Shi'is in India |url=https://archive.org/details/ASocioIntellectualHistoryOfTheIsnaAshariShiisInIndiaVol2 |access-date= |publisher=Ma’rifat Publishing House |language=en |volume=1 |publication-place=Canberra}}<br />
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