Fath-Ali Khan Saba
Fath-Ali Khan Saba | |
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Fath-Ali Shah Qajar seated on the Peacock Throne attended by a prince (Abbas Mirza?) and two ghulams with his shield and mace, giving audience to two ministers. Folio from the Shahanshah-nameh of Fath-Ali Khan Saba, dated 1810 | |
| Born | 1765 |
| Died | 1822/1823 |
| Notable work | Shahanshah-nameh |
| Children | Andalib Abol-Qasem Forugh |
| Father | Agha Mohammad Zarrabi |
| Relatives | Mohammad-Ali Khan (brother) Ahmad Khan Sabur (nephew) Mahmud Khan Malek al-Sho'ara (grandson) |
Fath-Ali Khan Saba (Persian: فتحعلی خان صبا) was a court poet under Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834), who dedicated an imitation of the Persian epic poem Shahnameh ("Book of Kings") to him, entitled Shahanshah-nameh ("Book of the King of Kings").