Maktabkhana, maktab-khana or maktab khana (Classical Persian: ; ; ; ; ) may refer to: Kuttab (old-fashioned elementary school) in Iran, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan A writing house, writing chamber or clerks' house in the Mughal Empire, notably: Maktab Khana (Fatehpur Sikri), established by the Mughal emperor Akbar as a bureau of translation in Fatehpur Sikri around 1574 Maktab Khana (Lahore), part of Lahore Fort