1829Became a pupil of Mihr 'Ali, the best of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar's court painters
1846Spent this year in Italy, studying the works of Italian masters
1861Received the title "Sani ol Molk", by which he is commonly known
1814Born in Kashan, Iran
1829Became a pupil of Mihr 'Ali, the best of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar's court painters
1853Supervised a team of 34 painters in creating 1,134 pages of miniature illustrations for a Persian edition of "One Thousand and One Nights", now housed at the Golestan Palace library
