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    Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (Persian: ابوالحسن یمین‌الدین خسرو; b. 1253 – d. 1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau (امیرخسرو), was an Indo-Persian...
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    succeeded him on the throne. According to the Delhi chronicler Amir Khusrau, Khusrau Khan and his brother belonged to a Hindu caste or group called Baradu...
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    An adaptation that also gained widespread popularity is the Khamsa of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi. Dihlavi composed his Khamsa around the 13th to 14th century...
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  • of the life and exploits of Alexander the Great composed by the poet Amir Khusrau (d. 1325), completed in 1299/1300 during the reign of Muhammad II of...
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    Chand Narang, Amir Khusrau ka Hindavi Kalam (Delhi: Photo Offset Printer, 1987) In the Bazaar of Love: The Selected Poetry of Amīr Khusrau, trans. by Paul...
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    CE is Khaza'in ul-Futuh by Amir Khusrau, a court poet and panegyrist, who accompanied Alauddin during the campaign. Khusrau makes no mention of any Padmavati...
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    records of Alauddin's conquest of Chittor, such as the chronicles by Amir Khusrau, Barani and Isami. Most modern historians have rejected the authenticity...
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  • Delhi Sultanate, which was ruled by Alauddin Khalji. Alauddin's courtier Amir Khusrau mentions that the Mongols reached India by crossing the Sulaiman Mountains...
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  • Delhi, and possibly, other areas of the Sultanate. Alauddin's courtier Amir Khusrau states that Alauddin's objective was the welfare of the general public...
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  • written by the 13th-century Sufi poet, Amir Khusrau in Hindavi and Braj Bhasha dialects. In the song, Khusrau describes to his mother his ecstasy upon...
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    replacing barsaat (rainy season). The 13th century Indo-Persian Muslim poet Amir Khusrau used the term "Hindavi" (Persian: ھندوی, lit. 'of Hind or India') for...
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    Nizamuddin have been recorded. He was a contemporary of the Sufi poet Amir Khusrau and is regarded as the originator of the Indo-Persian ghazal. He is buried...
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    founded by Amir Khusrau and his students. The members of this gharana have lived in Delhi for many generations. The gharana was founded by Amir Khusrau, pioneer...
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  • and The Little Prince. He was the author of the award-winning books "Amir Khusrau - The Man in Riddles" and “My Gandhi Story”. His latest book, “Toh Hazireen...
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  • (1975). "Khusrau's Musical Compositions". In Ansari, Zoe (ed.). Life, Times & Works of Amir Khusrau Dehlavi. New Delhi: National Amir Khusrau Society....
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    charanam. The thillana is based on the tarana which was introduced by Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 CE). BY Lalgudi Jayaraman Kadanakuthuhalam Thillana Mohanakalyani...
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  • Mas'ud Sa'd Salman, continued the literary traditions of the Samanids. Amir Khusrau (1253 - 1325) was a poet and composer who lived during this period. He...
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    incorrect association of the renowned poet Amir Khusrau with a later individual, potentially named Khusrau Khan, who lived during the 18th century. The...
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  • writer Amir Khusrau cast doubt on this claim: Khusrau's account suggests that Malik Kafur raided the territories controlled by both of them. Khusrau describes...
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  • invading army crossed the Jhelum river. Dawal Rani by the Delhi chronicler Amir Khusrau implies that he was later killed by his fellow Mongols. After Taraghai's...
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    dismissed as flattery. This is clear from the fact that another courtier Amir Khusrau, in his Tughluq Nama, states that Tughluq described himself as an unimportant...
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    meadows of Khizrabad had grown men instead of grass. Amir Khusrau's Khazain ul-Futuh Khusrau's account is also corroborated by the 14th century Muslim...
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  • khyal. The most influential musician of the Delhi Sultanate period was Amir Khusrau (1253–1325), a composer in Persian, Turkish and Arabic, as well as Braj...
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    captured Chittor after an eight-month long siege. According to his courtier Amir Khusrau, he ordered a massacre of 30,000 local Hindus after this conquest. Some...
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  • transcriptions of the name of Duwa Khan's general appear in Indian records. Amir Khusrau calls him "Kabak" and "Kapak"; Ziauddin Barani calls him "Kunk" and "Gung";...
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  • place is not certain. Barani mentions that several amirs met Kafur at Chanderi, but Amir Khusrau does not mention Chanderi at all. Therefore, historian...
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  • It is located on the banks of River Ganga. It is the birthplace of Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 CE). Patiyali is a constituency of District Kasganj. Member...
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    although the name "Urdu" did not exist at the time for the language. Amir Khusrau, who lived in the thirteenth century, wrote and gave shape to the Rekhta...
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    personally meet his son in Bengal. Amir Khusrau and Barani provided differing accounts of their meeting. Amir Khusrau suggested that Bughra Khan aimed to...
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    the language, the literary works began to have a more Indian theme. Amir Khusrau was a noted writer of the period, who was one of the first writers to...
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