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Baysunghur

1397 - 1433

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Ghiyath ud-din Baysunghur ( غیاث‌الدین بایسنقر) commonly known as Baysonqor or Baysongor, Baysonghor or (incorrectly) as Baysunqar, also called Sultan Bāysonḡor Bahādor Khan (1397–1433) was a prince of the Timurid dynasty. He was known as a patron of arts and architecture, the leading patron of the Persian miniature in Iran, commissioning the Baysunghur Shahnameh and other works, as well as being a prominent calligrapher. Baysunghur was a son of Shah Rukh, the ruler of Iran and Transoxiana, and Shah Rukh's most prominent wife, Gawhar Shad. In the view of modern historians, Baysunghur was actually a better statesman than his more famous elder brother, Ulugh Beg, who inherited Shah Rukh's throne, but who "must have envied his younger brother, Baisunghur, whom his father never saddled with major responsibilities, which left him free to build his elegant madrasas in Herat, gather his ancient books, assemble his artists, and drink". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Baysunghur is the 244th most popular architect (down from 190th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 61st in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Baysunghur ranks 244 out of 518. Before him are Sixto Durán Ballén, Pirro Ligorio, Henri Dupuy de Lôme, Konstantin Melnikov, Henri Labrouste, and Joseph Paxton. After him are Max Fabiani, Gordon Bunshaft, Lambert Lombard, Archibald Leitch, Giacomo Quarenghi, and Giovanni Giocondo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1397, Baysunghur ranks 12. Before him are Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Hacı I Giray, Jahan Shah, Louis, Duke of Guyenne, Francesco Squarcione, and Chimalpopoca. After him are Tlacaelel, Alexander I Aldea, and Nicolò Marcello. Among people deceased in 1433, Baysunghur ranks 6. Before him are Zheng He, John I of Portugal, Emperor Go-Komatsu, Lidwina, and Lê Lợi. After him are James II, Count of Urgell, Nicholas II Garai, and Joan of France, Duchess of Brittany.

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In Afghanistan

Among people born in Afghanistan, Baysunghur ranks 80 out of 177. Before him are Jalaluddin Haqqani (1939), Akhtar Mansour (1968), Ahmad Zahir (1946), Diodotus I (-285), Ismail Khan (1946), and Gulbadan Begum (1523). After him are Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840), Abdul Rasul Sayyaf (1946), Abdullah Abdullah (1960), Muhammad of Ghazni (998), Abdul Qadir (1944), and Suhaila Siddiq (1938).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Afghanistan

Among architects born in Afghanistan, Baysunghur ranks 1. 

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