Pir Budaq | |
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.jpg) Pir Budaq (detail, seated center), as depicted in a Persian miniature illustrating his court. Created in Shiraz, c. 1455-1460 | |
| Born | Abu'l-Fath Pir Budaq |
| Died | 1466 Baghdad |
| Known for | Governor of Shiraz (1456-60); Governor of Baghdad (1460-66) |
Abu'l-Fath Pir Budaq (died 1466) more commonly known simply as Pir Budaq (alternatively Pir Budak or Pir Budagh), son of Jahān Shāh of the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty, was governor of Shiraz (1456-1460) and of Baghdad (1460-66) where he introduced a period of political and economic stability. He is noted for developing a library of the finest manuscripts, for his patronage of the arts, for establishing Baghdad as an important centre of the arts and for reinvigorating the art of the book. He has been described as the greatest Turkmen patron of the arts.