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Amir Khusrow

1253 - 1325

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Abu'l Hasan Yamīn ud-Dīn Khusrau (1253 – 1325 AD), better known as Amīr Khusrau, sometimes spelled as, Amir Khusrow or Amir Khusro, was an Indo-Persian Sufi singer, musician, poet and scholar, who lived during the period of the Delhi Sultanate. He is an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, India. He wrote poetry primarily in Persian, but also in Hindavi and Punjabi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Amir Khusrow is the 28th most popular musician (up from 54th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from India (up from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Musician.

Amir Khusrow is most famous for his poetry. He was a prolific writer and wrote in many different languages, but he is most famous for his Persian poetry.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Amir Khusrow ranks 28 out of 3,175. Before him are Bon Scott, George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Cat Stevens, Władysław Szpilman, and Leopold Mozart. After him are Giuseppe Tartini, Ringo Starr, Brian May, Sting, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Joe Jackson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1253, Amir Khusrow ranks 1. After him are Ivo of Kermartin, Stefan Milutin, Stefan Dragutin, Theodora of Trebizond, Matilda of Habsburg, Bolko I the Strict, and Ulrich II, Count of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1325, Amir Khusrow ranks 1. After him are Charles, Count of Valois, Denis of Portugal, Yury of Moscow, Chungseon of Goryeo, Ismail I of Granada, Nizamuddin Auliya, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, Eberhard I, Count of Württemberg, and Stefan Vladislav II.

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In India

Among people born in India, Amir Khusrow ranks 37 out of 1,861. Before him are Ānanda (-600), Brahmagupta (598), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Padmasambhava (717), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), and Zakir Husain (1897). After him are Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910), Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (1952), Chandragupta Maurya (-340), Valmiki (-80), Buddhaghosa (401), and Subhas Chandra Bose (1897).

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Among MUSICIANS In India

Among musicians born in India, Amir Khusrow ranks 1. After him are Ram Narayan (1927), A. R. Rahman (1966), Pete Best (1941), Ravi Shankar (1920), Cliff Richard (1940), Tansen (1493), Ilaiyaraaja (1943), Naushad (1919), Bismillah Khan (1916), Christian Zacharias (1950), and Barry Hay (1948).

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