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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Khushal Khan''' was a vocalist and instrumentalist in the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] court. He was the foremost luminary of the [[durbar (court)|durbar]] of the Mughal emperor [[Aurangzeb]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100036391?rskey=q6cHhT&result=0&q=khushal%20khan |title = Khushal Khan - oi}}</ref><br />
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==Career== <br />
He was trained in [[alap]] and [[dhrupad]] by his father Lal Khan "[[Gunsamundra]]." Khushhal Khan was one of the most feted Mughal court musicians of his time. Chief musician to the Mughal emperors Shah Jahan (r. 1627–58) and Aurangzeb ‘Alamgir (r. 1658–1707), he was written about extensively in his lifetime as a virtuoso classical singer of exceptional merit and serious character. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/mughal-india/page/2/|title = Asian and African studies blog: Mughal India}}</ref> He was the teacher of Mughal Emperor [[Aurangzeb]] in classical music. In 1658, Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb bestowed a gift of a She-elephant to Khushhal Khan. In February 1659, after the victory in [[Battle of Khajwa]], [[Aurangzeb]] bestowed gifts on Khushhal Khan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5uWfAAAAMAAJ&q=bisram+khan+musician|title = Persecution of Muslims by Aurangzeb|last1 = Ahuja|first1 = A. M.|year = 1975}}</ref><br />
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==Depiction== <br />
A portrait of him, dressed in pink with other renowned court musicians at the wedding of Dara Shukoh in 1633, may be found in the [[Royal Collection Trust]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rct.uk/collection/1005068-ab|title = Mir Ali (C. 1500-1550) - Calligraphy by Mir Ali and a Mughal painting depicting the wedding procession of Dara Shikoh}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Hindustani classical music]]<br />
*[[Sadarang]]<br />
*[[Tansen]]<br />
*[[Wazir Khan (Rampur)]]<br />
*[[Kishangarh]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:17th-century Indian musicians]]<br />
[[Category:Indian royalty]]<br />
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[[Category:Hindustani instrumentalists]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male classical musicians]]</div>->Citation bot