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Amir Khusrau was a prolific classical poet associated with the royal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. He wrote many playful riddles, songs and legends which have become a part of popular culture in South Asia.
Oct 16, 2023 · He created Hindustani (Urdu) lyrical poetry and qawwali, infusing Persian and Arabic influences into Hindustani classical music. He invented sitar and musical genres like Khayal and Tarana. Amir Khusrau is one of the most important topics for the UPSC IAS exam.
Sep 8, 2014 · Amir Khusrow was a Sufi mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya. He lived for 72 years, out of which 60 years he lived in the courts of as many as ten different rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. He was a poet as well as prolific musician.
Jul 19, 2023 · The most notable writer of this period was Amir Khusrau (1252-1325), a follower of Nizamuddin Auliya. Khusrau took pride in being an Indian and looked at the history and culture of Hindustan as a part of his own tradition.
Jul 5, 2023 · According to Amir Khusrau, the Sultan ordered a general massacre of the civil population. Chittor was renamed Khizrabad after the name of the Sultan’s son Khizr Khan.
Amir Khusrau was a prolific classical poet associated with the royal courts of more than seven rulers of the Delhi Sultanate. He wrote many playful riddles, songs and legends which have become a part of popular culture in South Asia.
Persian became the official language of Delhi sultanate. The development of Persian literature in the sub continent entered a new era in the writings of Amir Khusrau. The court chronicles were an important feature of the literature during the period of the Delhi Sultanate.
