ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Kh^wārazmī, Mawlānā Niẓām al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm Kh^wārazmī Anīsī, a 9th/15th century calligrapher, of the nastaʿlīq style. He is said to have been born and brought up in Shīrāz, Persia. He was the son of ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Kh^wārazmī and brother of ʿAbd al-Karīm Kh^wārazmī (q.v.). It was when he met Yaʿqūb Āq-qūyūnlū (r. 883–896/1478–1491) that his fame became widespread. The epi-thet ‘Anīsī’ (‘close, intimate companion’), which ʿAbd al-Raḥīm used as a pen name (takhalluṣ), was conferred on him by Yaʿqūb as a token of affection and appreciation of their close ass…