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| name = Faqir Muhammad Khan Goya<br />
| native_name = فقیـر محمد خان گویا<br />
| birth_date = c. 1784<br />
| birth_place = [[Malihabad]], Awadh (ancestral roots in Khyber region)<br />
| death_date = c. 1850<br />
| death_place = Malihabad, Awadh<br />
| occupation =<br />
| known_for = <br />
| allegiance = [[Oudh State]] {{flagicon|Oudh State}}<br />
[[Indore State]] {{flagicon|Indore State}}<br />
[[Tonk State]] {{flagicon|Tonk State}}<br />
| branch = Army<br />
| rank = Commander‑in‑Chief (Awadh Army), Commander (Indore State)<br />
| battles = British‑Holkar War, Pindaris War, Siege of Bhopal, Siege of Bengal {{citation needed|date=October 2025}}<br />
| relatives = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Josh Malihabadi]] (great-grandson)<br />
* [[Ghaus Mohammad]] (great-grandson)<br />
}}<br />
| title = ''Hisām ud Daulah''(The Sword of the State)<br>''Tahvār Jang''(The Valiant in War)<br>[[Nawab]] <br />
}}<br />
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'''Nawab Faqir Muhammad Khan Goya''' (c. 1784 – c. 1850), was an Urdu poet, Writer, Military leader and [[Nawab]] of [[Malihabad]] from Malihabad in Awadh (present‑day Uttar Pradesh, India). Under his pen‑name ''Goya'' he produced [[Urdu poetry]], and he was the founder of the [[Estate of Malihabad]] known as Tharri-Fatehnagar<ref>{{Cite book |last=Oudh (India) |first=United Provinces of Agra and |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7a9hP1aFOEwC&dq=Faqir+Muhammad+khan+afridi+Tharri&pg=PA92 |title=District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh. [A. Vol.]: Lucknow |date=1904 |publisher=Government Press |language=en}}</ref> [[Commander-in-chief]] of [[Oudh State]] and also served as Governor of [[Azamgarh]].<br />
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== Early life and background ==<br />
Faqir Muhammad Khan was born around 1784 to a Pashtun ([[Afridi]]) family with ancestral origins in the Khyber Pass region. His family later settled in the [[Malihabad]] region of [[Awadh]]. He mastered [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language|Persian]], although his mother tongue was [[Pashto]]. His family had a tradition of literary contributions and patronage of Urdu poetry.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0uAAAAMAAJ |title=Goyā aur k̲h̲āndān‑i Goyā kī adabī k̲h̲idmāt, 1920 tak |publisher=National Book Foundation |year=1982 |edition=2nd |location=Lucknow |pages=439–442 |language=Urdu}}</ref><br />
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== Titles, positions, and service ==<br />
He was granted noble titles such as Hisām ud Daulah and Tahvār Jang, and held the rank of Nawab. He served as a Risaldar (Regiment Comender) in the army of Awadh and later became the Commander‑in‑Chief of the Awadh Army. He is also recorded as having served under Yashwantrao Holkar of the Holkar Empire at Indore, and as a commander in Tonk State.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Malīḥābādī |first=Jaʻfar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUctAQAAIAAJ |title=گوىا، صاحب سىف و قلم: ىعنى ... فقىر محمد خاں صاحب ... گوىا مرحوم کے مستند و مفصل حالات زندگى |date=1978 |publisher=جعفر ملىح آبادى |language=ur}}</ref><br />
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== Military and alliances ==<br />
* Served the Holkar Empire (Indore) as a commander. <br />
* Became Commander‑in‑Chief of the Awadh Army. <br />
* Founded and personally administered the estate of Malihabad. <br />
* Participated in regional conflicts, including the Pindari campaigns and other local engagements.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Malīḥābādī |first=Jaʻfar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUctAQAAIAAJ |title=گوىا، صاحب سىف و قلم: ىعنى ... فقىر محمد خاں صاحب ... گوىا مرحوم کے مستند و مفصل حالات زندگى |date=1978 |publisher=جعفر ملىح آبادى |language=ur}}</ref><br />
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== Literary work ==<br />
Goya was a prominent Urdu poet of the classical school influenced by Baksh Nasikh. His major works include: <br />
* ''Diwan‑e‑Goya'' — a collection of ghazals, qaṣīdas, naʿats, nohas and salaams. <br />
* ''Būstān‑i‑Ḥikmat'' — Urdu translation of the Persian classic ''Anvar‑e‑Suhaili''.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uw4uAAAAMAAJ |title=Būstān‑i‑Ḥikmat |publisher=Munshi Nawal Kishore, Lucknow |year=1887}}</ref><br />
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== Horticulture and mango orchards ==<br />
Faqir Muhammad Khan Goya is credited with pioneering mango cultivation in Malihabad. He fell in love with the region's soil and climate and obtained permission to establish mango orchards there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Abhijit Sen |date=2023-06-14 |title=Mango Magician who redesigns the King of Fruits and keeps us mesmerized |url=https://www.siasat.com/mango-magician-who-redesigns-the-king-of-fruits-and-keeps-us-mesmerized-2615084/ |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en}}</ref> He is credited with introducing and developing mango varieties including Jauhari Safeda, Lucknowa and others.<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
His estate in [[Malihabad]] became a hub for poetry and horticulture. He is an ancestor of later renowned Urdu poets, including Josh Malihabadi.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fw0uAAAAMAAJ |title=Goyā aur k̲h̲āndān‑i Goyā kī adabī k̲h̲idmāt, 1920 tak |publisher=National Book Foundation |year=1982 |edition=2nd |location=Lucknow |pages=439–442 |language=Urdu}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Faqir Muhammad Khan Goya is died around 1850 in Malihabad.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:18th-century births]]<br />
[[Category:Urdu-language poets]]<br />
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