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{{Short description|Indian Hindustani classical vocalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Wahid Khan
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| birth_place = [[Alwar]]
| birth_date = c. 1850s
| death_place = [[Indore]]
| death_date = [[1933]]
| origin = [[Mewat]]
| genre = [[Indian classical music]]
| occupation = Instrumentalist of [[Hindustani Classical music]]
| years_active = 1860s–1933
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'''Wahid Khan''', more commonly known as '''Wahid Khan Beenkar''' or '''Indorewale Wahid Khan''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald/sunday-herald-art-culture/a-song-of-forever-879613.html|title=A song of forever|date=30 August 2020|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> (c. 1840s – 1933) was an [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical]] [[rudra veena]] player and, along with his younger brother [[Ghagge Nazir Khan]], founded the [[Mewati gharana]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/pt-jasraj-a-star-of-mewati/article22761937.ece|title=Pt Jasraj, a star of Mewati|first=Jyoti|last=Nair|date=15 February 2018|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> later popularized by [[Pandit Jasraj]] and [[Rais Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pjsmatlanta.com/about2|title=Mewati Gharana|website=pjsm}}</ref>

==Background==
Nazir Khan was born in the 1840s to a family of [[Dhrupad|Khandarbani dhrupad]] musicians based in Agra. His grandfather was Dada Tikkad. He was trained in singing and [[rudra veena]] by his father, Imam Khan, and uncle, Wazir Khan, alongside his younger brother, [[Ghagge Nazir Khan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Divekar |first1=Hindraj |last2=Tribhuwan |first2=Robin D. |title=Rudra Veena: An Ancient String Musical Instrument |date=2001 |publisher=Discovery Publishing House |isbn=9788171415816 |pages=34–35}}</ref>

Wahid Khan continued his training with [[Bande Ali Khan]] and became one of only two of his anointed disciples.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Deodhar |first1=B. R. |title=Pillars of Hindustani Music |date=1993 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=9788171545551 |page=82}}</ref> Consequently, Wahid Khan is often affiliated with Bande Ali Khan's traditions, [[Kirana Gharana|Kirana]] and [[Dagar gharana|Dagarbani]], but forged his own path through the [[Mewati gharana]], grounded in the earlier [[Dhrupad|Khandarbani]] tradition.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Avtar |first1=Ram |title=History of Indian Music and Musicians |date=1987 |publisher=Pankaj Publications |isbn=9788187155645 |page=98}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.swarganga.org/artist_details.php?id=521|title=Artist - Bande Ali Khan (Rudra Veena or Been), Gharana - Kirana|website=www.swarganga.org}}</ref>

==Career==
Wahid Khan was appointed the court musician of [[Indore State|Jodhpur]], serving under [[Shivajirao Holkar]] and [[Tukojirao Holkar III]], succeeding his guru, [[Bande Ali Khan]] who previously held the post.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Asian Music |journal=Society for Asian Music |date=1973 |volume=7-8 |pages=46, 47, 52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Misra |first1=Susheela |title=Some Immortals of Hindustani Music |date=1990 |publisher=Harman Publishing House |isbn=9788185151144 |page=52}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsclick.in/Pandit-Jasraj-Unfulfilled-Quest-Find-Grave-Mewat-Gharana-Founder|title=Pandit Jasraj’s Unfulfilled Quest to Find the Grave of Mewat Gharana’s Founder|date=18 August 2020|website=NewsClick}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=van der Meer |first1=Wim |title=Hindustani Music in the 20th Century: A Study of the Dynamic Nature of Classical Vocal Music in North India |date=1977 |publisher=University of Michigan |page=172}}</ref>

He would remain in Indore until his death in 1933.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nadkarni |first1=Mohan |title=The Great Masters: Profiles in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music |date=1999 |publisher=Rupa & Company |isbn=9788172232849 |page=38}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mewatigharana.com/description-of-family-tree/|title=Description of Family Tree – Mewati Gharana}}</ref> His son, [[Latif Khan]] succeeded as court musician of [[Indore State|Indore]] afterwards.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ghosh |first1=Sharmistha |title=String Instruments (plucked Variety) of North India |date=1988 |publisher=Eastern Book Linkers |pages=17, 47, 81 |edition=Volume 2}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Wahid Khan was considered one of the finest [[rudra veena]] players and teachers of his time.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Khan |first1=Vilayat Hussain |title=Sangeetagyon Ke Sansmaran |date=1959 |publisher=New Hindustan Press |location=New Delhi |pages=202}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Miner |first1=Allyn |title=Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries |date=1993 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited |isbn=9788120814936 |pages=136}}</ref>

===Disciples===
Wahid Khan had six children, four of whom went on to be musicians. This includes [[Latif Khan (musician)|Latif Khan]], [[Majid Khan (musician)|Majid Khan]], [[Ghulam Qadir Khan (musician)|Ghulam Qadir Khan]], and [[Hamid Khan (musician)|Hamid Khan]]. His oldest two sons, Latif and Majid, married into the family of [[Imdad Khan]]. His great-grandson was [[Rais Khan]], through his daughter, Begum Hasiban Bai, the mother of [[Mohammed Khan (musician)|Mohammed Khan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bagchee |first1=Sandeep |title=Nād: Understanding Rāga Music |date=1998 |publisher=Eeshwar |isbn=9788186982075}}</ref>

==Further reading==
* ''Rasraj'' by Sunita Budhiraja, Vani Prakashan, 2018.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://mewatigharana.com/ Mewati Gharana website]

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