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.