17th-century Persian-language writers

Iranian historian

Firishta or Ferešte (), full name Muhammad Qasim Hindu Shah Astarabadi (), was a Persian historian, who later settled in India and served the Deccan Sultans as their court historian. He was born in 1570 and died between 1611 and 1623.

Persian philosopher (1598-1680)

Islamic scholar

a civil servant and historian of Mughal India

thumb|right|Qajar Iran|Qajar-era copy of Tonekaboni's ''Tuhfat al-mu'minin, given as [[waqf'' to the town of Tabas Gilaki (now Tabas) by Amir 'Ali Naqi Khan, son of Mohammad Hasan Khan. Waqf dedication dated August–September 1824, copied before 1819-20]]

Georgian factotum and historian in the service of the Safavids (c.1626 - c.1696)

Persian philosopher

Iranian calligrapher, poet and beglerbegi of Khurasan in Safavid era