Wazir Khan | |
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| Born | Mohammad Wazir Khan 1860 Rampur, Rampur State, British India |
| Died | 1926 (aged 66) Rampur, Rampur State, British India |
| Pen name | Wazir (Urdu poetry), Gauhar Piya (Hindi poetry) |
| Occupation | Musician Playwright Poet Musicologist |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1860 – 1926 |
| Genre | Hindustani Classical Music Musical Theatre |
| Notable works | Vilayati Chakkar (Urdu Novel) Risala mousibi |
Ustad Mohammad Wazir Khan (1860–1926) served as the head of Arbab-e-Nishat (Music Department of Rampur State) during the period of Nawab Hamid Ali Khan of Rampur.[1] He was also an excellent playwright who established the Rampur theatre in the building of club Ghar in Rampur.
- ^ Mukhopādhyāẏa, Kumāraprasāda (2006). The Lost World of Hindustani Music. Penguin Books India. ISBN 9780143061991.