Mahmud Khan Malek al-Sho'ara
Mahmud Khan Malek al-Sho'ara | |
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Illustration of Mahmud Khan by Abu Torab Ghaffari | |
| Born | 1813 |
| Died | 1893/94 Ray, Qajar Iran |
| Children | Mirza Jafar Khan Ali Hasan Khan |
| Father | Andalib |
| Relatives | Fath-Ali Khan Saba (grandfather) |
Mahmud Khan Malek al-Sho'ara (Persian: محمودخان ملک الشعرا; 1813–1893/94) was a poet laureate, court painter and statesman in 19th-century Qajar Iran. He was the son of Andalib and grandson of Fath-Ali Khan Saba, the previous poet laureates in the Iranian court.