| Habba Khatoon | |
|---|---|
| The Nightingale of Kashmir | |
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| Empress Consort of Kashmir | |
| Tenure | 1579 – 1586 |
| Born | Zoon Rathar 1554 Chandhur, Pampore, Kashmir |
| Died | 1609 (aged 54–55) Kashmir |
| Burial | Athwajan, Kashmir |
| Spouse | |
| House | Chak Dynasty |
| Father | Abdullah Rather (Abdi Rather)[1] |
| Mother | Janam Rather[1] |
| Writing career | |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Kashmiri |
| Subject | Poems and songs about loss and separation |
| Years active | c. 1570 – 1609 |
| Notable works | Rah Bakshtam, Harmukh Bartal, Gah Chon Pevan, Chol Hama Roshay, Chaar Kar Myon Malinyo, Walo Myaeni Poshey Madano, Chaav Myaen Dain Posh |
Habba Khatoon (Kashmiri pronunciation: [habɨ xoːt̪uːn]; born Zoon Rather (Kashmiri pronunciation: [zuːn]) ; sometimes spelt Khatun), also known by the honorary title The Nightingale of Kashmir,[2] was a Kashmiri Muslim poet and ascetic in the 16th century. She was the consort of King Yusuf Shah Chak, but attained immortality as the queen of song.
Habba Khatoon's music pushed her poetry gradually into learned circles and those who had fled on the works of immortals like Firdausi, Omar and Hafez were bound to raise their eyebrows at first. This wobbling of Habba Khatoon under her peculiar compulsions and with her own limitations created the symphony of romantic words running side by side with mystic poetry till it over stripped and outshone it.[1]
- ^ a b c d Sadhu, S.L (1968). Haba Khatoon (6th ed.). Rabindra Bhavan, 35, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi 110001: Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-1954-0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Mystic Mantra: Habba Khatoon – The Nightingale of Kashmir". Deccan Chronicle. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2022.