Meer Khaleeq
Indian Urdu Poet
About Meer Khaleeq
Lived 1766 – 1844 (aged 77–78).
Meer Mustahsan 'Khaleeq' (1766–1844) (Urdu: میر مستحسن خلیق) was an 18th-century Urdu poet. Khaleeq belonged to a family of Urdu poets who specialised in writing elegies or marsiyas. Khaleeq was the son of Meer Hasan, and the father of Meer 'Anees', who is considered to be a virtuoso of the marsiya genre.
Life and family Meer Khaleeq's forebears had come to Delhi from Herat (Present day Afghanistan) during Shah Jahan's reign. They lived in Delhi for four generations, however when the Mughal rule started declining, they migrated to Faizabad in the princely state of Awadh.
Khaleeq was born in Faizabad, in 1766 and was educated in Faizabad and Lucknow. Khaleeq started composing poetry at the age of sixteen.
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Who was Meer Khaleeq?
Indian Urdu Poet
When was Meer Khaleeq born?
Meer Khaleeq was born in 1766.
When did Meer Khaleeq die?
Meer Khaleeq died in 1844.
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