Mir Muhammad Taqi

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Mir Muhammad Taqi, better known as Mir Taqi Mir, was an 18th-century Urdu and Persian poet widely regarded as one of the greatest pioneers and masters of Urdu ghazal.

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Mir Muhammad Taqi canonical 3

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instanceOf Persian-language poet
Urdu poet
ghazal poet
person
activeInCity Delhi
Lucknow
alsoKnownAs Mir
Mir Taqi Mir
associatedWithCourt Asaf-ud-Daula
surface form: Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula
birthPlace Agra
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
birthYear 1723
burialPlace Lucknow
contributedTo standardization of Urdu poetic diction
deathPlace Lucknow
Oudh
deathYear 1810
era 18th century
early 19th century
ethnicity Sayyids
surface form: Sayyid
father Mir Abdullah
fullName Mir Muhammad Taqi self-linksurface differs
genre ghazal
nazm
honorific Khudā-e Sukhan
surface form: Khuda-e-Sukhan
influenced Mirza Ghalib
modern Urdu ghazal
language Persian
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
movement classical Urdu poetry
nationality Indian
notableWork Kulliyat-e-Mir
Nikat-ush-Shuara
occupation poet
regardedAs one of the greatest Urdu poets
pioneer of Urdu ghazal
regionOfActivity northern India
surface form: North India
religion Islam
style classical ghazal
subjectOf Urdu literary criticism
theme love
melancholy
mysticism
philosophy of life
usedPenName Mir
wroteAutobiographicalWork Zikr-e-Mir
wroteInScript Perso-Arabic script

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Mir Taqi Mir fullName Mir Muhammad Taqi
Nukat-us-Shuara compilerFullName Mir Muhammad Taqi
Mir Muhammad Taqi fullName Mir Muhammad Taqi self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mir Taqi Mir