Fathullah Shirazi

Fathullah Shirazi
BornShiraz, Safavid Iran
Died1588–89 (997 AH)
Kashmir, Mughal Empire
SpouseDaughter of Muzaffar Khan Turbati
ReligionShia Islam

Sayyed Mīr Fathullāh Shīrāzī (Persian: سید میر فتح الله شیرازی; died 1588–89) was an Indo-Persian Sufi polymath and inventor who specialized in many subjects: theology, literature, grammar, philosophy, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, and mechanics. A close confidant of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, Shirazi held several important administrative positions in his imperial court.

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