Ghaffari family

The Ghaffari family is an Iranian family of artists, jurists and bureaucrats from Kashan.[1][2]

Illustration of the sons of Farrokh Khan, made by his cousin Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk in c. 1858

Notable members include:[3]

Abu'l-Hasan Mostawfi Ghaffari (died c. 1797/98)
Farrokh Khan (1812–1871)
Abu'l-Hasan Sani al-Mulk (1814–1866)
Abu Torab Ghaffari (died 1890)
Kamal-ol-molk (1848–1940)

References

Floor 1999, pp. 141–142.
Bloom & Blair 2009.
Floor 1999, pp. 141–145.

Sources

Bloom, Jonathan; Blair, Sheila (2009). "Ghaffari". Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195309911.
Floor, Willem (1999). "Art (Naqqashi) and Artists (Naqqashan) in Qajar Persia". Muqarnas. Brill. 13: 125–154. JSTOR 1523268. (registration required)

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