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Mahmud Gami

1765 – 1855

Indian Kashmiri writer

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About Mahmud Gami

Lived 1765 – 1855 (aged 89–90). Mahmud Gami was a writer and poet.

Mahmud Gami ( was a nineteenth-century Kashmiri poet from Doru Shahabad, Anantnag, Kashmir. Mahmud Gami is one of the most prominent Kashmiri poets of the medieval period. Through his poetic compositions he is well known to introduce Persian forms of Masnavi and Ghazal, to the Kashmiri language. He is popularly known as the Jami of Kashmir.

Poetry Kulliyat-i-Muhmud Gami (collected works of Mahmud Gami) published by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages includes the following:

Vatsun and Ghazal— 112 in number Mathnavi— 10 in number Nazm— 19 in number Na'at— Eulogies of the Islamic prophet Muhammad Persian and Hindi— 27 in number Miscellaneous— 5 songs

Adapted works Many of Mahmud Gami's adapted works have been adapted from Persian literature. Examples are:

Lael Majnun — based on Laila-Majnoon of Nizami Yusuf-Zuleikha — based on the Mathnavi of Abdur-Rehman Jami. Shirin-Khusrao — based on the Mathnavi of the same name by Nizami Ganjavi Sheikh Sana'n — drawn from the Mathnavi Manteq-ut-Tair of Farid-ud-Din Attar Qisa-i-Haroon Rashid Mansoor Nama Qisa-i-Sheikh Mansoor Qisa-i-Mahmud Ghaznavi Paheel Nama Yek Hikayat

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Important facts

Born
1765, Doru Shahabad
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Died
1855
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mahmud Gami?

Indian Kashmiri writer

When was Mahmud Gami born?

Mahmud Gami was born in 1765 in Doru Shahabad.

When did Mahmud Gami die?

Mahmud Gami died in 1855.

What was Mahmud Gami's occupation?

Mahmud Gami was a writer and poet.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mahmud Gami

· Wikidata: Q12445871

· DBpedia: Mahmud Gami

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