Mohammad Ghaffari (Kamalolmolk)
1847. Born in Kashan, Iran
1850
- 1855
Moved to Tehran
- 1856
Entered Darolfonoon School
1880
- 1880
Joined Naser-al-Din Shah’s court circa 1880-81 and received the honorary titles of "Khan" and "Pishkhedmat-e Hozur-e Homayun"
- 1883
Received the honorary titles of "Naghash-bashi"
- 1884
Achieved Gold Medal
- 1889
Traveled to Europe (including Austria, Italy and France)
1890
- 1891
The Hall of Mirrors (Ṭālār-e āʾina)
- 1894
Received the honorary title of "Kamal-al-Molk"
1900
- 1901
Returned to Iran
- 1902
Sharafat newspaper published an enthusiastic biographical account of Kamal-al-Molk
- 1902
Left Tehran for Baghdad and Karbala and stayed there for about two years
1910
- 1910
Founding of the Madrasa-ye ṣanāyeʿ-e mostaẓrafa (the Academy of Fine Arts, Tehran
- 1913

Untitled 1913 1920
- 1920
Became the deputy minister of education in charge of fine arts
- 1928
Moved to Nishaboor
1940
- 1940
Passeed away at the age of 81 in Nishaboor, Iran