INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The medieval Indian Muslim poet, historian and musician who called himself ‘a parrot of India’ was
A
Mulla Daud
B
Malik Muhammad Jayasi
C
Tansen
D
Amir Khusrau
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Amir Khusrau (1253-1325), the great poet, musician and disciple of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, gave a unique form to the Chishti sama’ by introducing the qaul (Arabic word meaning “saying”), a hymn sung at the opening or closing of qawwali. He often called himself a ‘Parrot of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Amir Khsrau was a Sufi singer, poet, and scholar from India. He wrote poetry in Persian but also in Hindavi. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amir Khusrau, also known as Abu’l Hasan Yamn ud-Din Khusrau, was an Indian Sufi singer, musician, poet, and scholar who flourished under the Delhi Sultanate. He was born in 1253 and died in 1325. In the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent, he is a legendary person.

Detailed explanation-4: -The famous poet Amir Khusrau, known as the ‘parrot of India’ was a contemporary of all of the following with the exception of .

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