Who among the following was the court poet of Alauddin Khilji who wrote the famous poem 'Hasht Bihisht'?

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SSC GD Constable Previous Year Paper (Held on: 15th December 2021 Shift 3)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Amir Khusrau.

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Amir Khusrau
- Amir Khusro was a Sufi mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya.
- He was also a composer along with a poet.
- He is considered as "father of qawwali".
- Amir Khusrau wrote the famous poem Hasht Bihisht.
- He was the originator of the khayal and Tarana styles of music.
- He lived for 72 years, out of which 60 years he lived in several courts as ten separate rulers of Delhi Sultanate.
- His primary language to write poems was Persian, but he composed about half a million verses in Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Braj Bhasha, Hindavi as well as Khadi Boli.