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Sam Mirza Safavi
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Abolnasr Sam Mirza Safavi (Persian: ابوالنصر ساممیرزا صفوی; 16 October 1517 – 1566) was a Safavid prince, a son of king (shah) Ismail I (r. 1501–1514). He was an art lover and was the author of the book Tazkare ye Sami or Tohfe ye Sami about poetry and poets.[1]
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