Jalal al-Din Yusuf Shashi achieved the high level in the art of ornamentation (naqqashliq), miniature and calligraphy in Tashkent in the 16th century.
Muhammad Yusuf Taib Muhammad Amin ogli wrote a qasida titled “Anwar al-bawariq” (The Light of Rays) in 1894, supposedly in response to qasida titled “Jilal ar-ruh” (Greatness of Soul) by Abd al-Rahman Jami and finely transcribed the work by his own hand (Inventory No. 6696).
Muhammad Zarif (19th – 20th centuries) was a poet and calligrapher who transcribed many works by Nawai (for example, Inventory No. 6126).
Muhammad Shah Murad Katib Ni’mat ogli (19th – 20th centuries) – mastered the secrets of calligraphy from Dawud Khwaja. He transcribed as imitation of the styles of prominent calligraphers.
Muhammad ’Usman Katib Tashkandi (19th – 20th centuries) was also known as ’Usman Katib. He transcribed the works “Fasl al-khitab” (Clear Speech) (Inventory No. 10417) by Muhammad Parsa and “Salawat-i Mas’udi” (Prayers of Mas’ud) by Mas’ud Samarqandi (Inventory No. 14868).
Sirajaddin Makhdum Sidqi Mir Zahid Khandayliqi was one of the representatives of Uzbek literature in the beginning of the 20th century. He exalted the written language to the level of art. He thoroughly mastered the art of calligraphy in Naskh, Ta’liq, Yaquti, ’Ubaydi, Thuluth, Ruq’a and Lahuri styles. Most manuscripts he transcribed are kept in the al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Inventory Nos. 9569, 7629, 7630).
You can learn more about this topic in the book-album “The Collection of the Al-Biruni Institute of Oriental studies, the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan” (part five, “Miniature and Calligraphy”) (Volume XXV) from the series "The Cultural Legacy of Uzbekistan".
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The Tashkent school of calligraphy: personalia
Mahmud ’Abdaljalil Wasifi was a famous poet of Khurasan, the author of “Badayi’ al-waqayi’” (Amazing events) (Inventory No. 698). He travelled across Mawarannahr and arrived in Tashkent in 1521, where he lived and worked as calligrapher.