Mirza Ghalib

Also known as Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan

Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 179715 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet and letter writer of the Mughal Empire. Writing in Persian and Urdu during the final years of the Mughal Empire and the rise of British colonial rule, his poetry often addressed themes of love, loss, philosophy, the human condition, and socio-political disturbances with a depth and complexity that influenced the literary traditions of his time. His ghazals, noted for their intricate imagery and layered meanings, form a significant part of Urdu literature. He spent most of his life in

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Mirza Ghalib was a male poet, writer, prose writer, and historian born in 1797. He held the noble title of Mirza and wrote in Urdu and Persian. His notable works include *Ghalib Key Khutoot*, *ʻAud-e Hindi*, *Mukammal Urdu- Muʻalla*, and the *Divan-e Ghalib Kamil*. He primarily wrote in the ghazal genre and was influenced by Mir Taqi Mir and Abdul-Qādir Bēdil.

Ghalib was a citizen of the Mughal Empire and the British Raj. He practiced Twelver Shiism and spoke Persian, Urdu, and Arabic. His students included Ismail Merathi, Mirza Khizr Sultan, and Altaf Hussain Hali. He resided at Ghalib ki Haveli in Old Delhi, where he died on February 15, 1869.

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Ghalib Key Khutoot
ʻAud-e Hindi
Mukammal Urdu- Muʻalla
Divan-e Ghalib Kamil
Divan-e Ghalib

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Key facts

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Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_name: Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.image: Mirza Ghalib photograph 3.jpg
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.caption: Ghalib in 1868
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.pseudonym: Ghalib, Asad
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.birth_place: Kala Mahal, Agra, Maratha Confederacy
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.death_place: Ghalib ki Haveli, Delhi, British India
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.parents: Mirza Abdullah Baig (father)Izzat-ut-Nisa Begum (mother)
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.notablework: Diwan-e-Ghalib
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.language: Urdu, Persian
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.period: Mughal eraBritish era
Writer <! for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] >.resting_place: Mazar-e-Mirza Ghalib Tomb, near Nizamuddin Dargah, Delhi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Ghalib
Gender: male
Citizenship: British Raj
Place of birth: Bharatpur State
Place of death: Old Delhi
Occupation: historian
Languages spoken: Arabic
Religion: Twelver Shiism
Noble title: Mirza
Genre: ghazal
Image: Mirza Ghalib photograph 3.jpg
Residence: Old Delhi

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Commons category: Mirza Ghalib
topic's main category: Category:Ghalib
date of death: 1869-02-15
influenced by: Abdul-Qādir Bēdil
pseudonym: مرزا غالب
date of birth: 1797-12-27
student: Altaf Hussain Hali
Commons Creator page: Mirza Ghalib
birth name: میرزا اسدالله بیگ خان
writing language: Persian
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Works in European collections

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Qāṭiʿ-i burhān

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Early life
Mughal titles
Literary career
Pensions and Patronage
Letters
Pen name
A journey that changed Mirza Ghalib’s course of life
Mirza Ghalib and Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
Religious views
Naʽats of Ghalib
Views on Hindustan
Persian works
Contemporaries and disciples
Ghalib's grave
Legacy
Books explaining Ghalib's poetry
Ghalib's ghazals in music
Films and TV serial on Ghalib
Stage plays on Ghalib
Ghalib's poetry in films
Google Doodle
Statue in Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
Wall mural in Mumbai, India
See also
Footnotes
References
Further reading
External links

He wrote in both Urdu and Persian. Although his Persian Divan (body of work) is at least five times longer than his Urdu Divan, his fame rests on his poetry in Urdu. Today, Ghalib remains popular not only in South Asia, but also among the South Asian diaspora.

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