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Mir Mohammad Baqer

Type Figure Region Iran Time 1560–1631 Also known as Mir Mohammad Baqer、Mir Muhammad Baqir Damad、میر محمد باقر داماد

Mir Mohammad Baqer (mid-to-late 16th century – c. 1631), a philosopher and religious scholar of Safavid Persia, son of the renowned thinker Mir Damad…

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  1. 1581–1587Isfahan · Isfahan ProvinceIn the 1580s, Mir Mohammad Baqer studied Islamic philosophy and Shi'a theology under his father Mir Damad, frequenting Isfahan's religious schools and associating with scholars of the time. This period coincided with the Safavid dynasty's transition from turmoil to the Abbasid era, with scholarly transmission quietly taking shape.
  2. 1588–1590Isfahan · Isfahan ProvinceAfter Shah Abbas I ascended the throne, Isfahan gradually became a center of learning. Between 1588 and 1590, Mir Mohammad Baqer continued his philosophical research, dwelling in the Safavid intellectual world alongside contemporaries such as Sheikh Baha'i, preparing talent and topics for the flourishing of Isfahan philosophy in the 17th century.

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