Aboutorab Esfahani

Aboutorab Esfahani, pseudonym: Toraba, (1581–1662) was a prominent Persian calligrapher of the Nastaliq script and one of the most important calligraphy students of Mir Emad.

[1] Aboutorab Esfahani was born in a great rich family in Isfahan.

[3] His first calligraphy teacher was Molla ALi Fayezi (death: 1626).

Then Esfahani continued his education with Mir Emad.

[5] He died in 1662 at the age of 83 in Isfahan and was buried in the Lonban mosque.