Mohtasham Kaashaani
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Mohtasham Kaashaani (1528–1588) was a Persian
poet
of Safavid’s period. He is mainly known by his elegy on martyrdom of Imam Hossein and his family. His main job, like his father, was cloth industry (in Kashan
) before he chose poetry as the main field.
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
of Safavid’s period. He is mainly known by his elegy on martyrdom of Imam Hossein and his family. His main job, like his father, was cloth industry (in Kashan
Kashan
Kashan is a city in and the capital of Kashan County, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 248,789, in 67,464 families....
) before he chose poetry as the main field.