Mir Taqi Mir
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| Born | 1723 Agra |
| Died | 1810 (aged 87) Lucknow |
| Pen name | Mir |
| Occupation | Urdu poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | Mughal era |
| Genre | Ghazal |
| Subject | Love, Philosophy |
Mir Taqi Mir (born 1723 in Agra - died September 21, 1810 in Lucknow).[1] He was an Urdu poet and one of the pioneers who gave Urdu shape to itself. He is remembered as Khuda-e-Sukhan which means "god of poetry".[2] His father's name was syed ali muttaqi .
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Mir Taqi Mir: Life and Ghazals". uramamurthy.com. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ↑ Legendary Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir passed away, [The Times of India], Rajiv Srivastava, TNN, Sep 19, 2010, 05.58am IST
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