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Omrao Khan
Omrao Khan beenkar was a vina wizard of the 18th century. He was a descendant of Naubat Khan. Early life Omrao Khan beenkar was born in Agra to Naubat Khan II. He was the nephew of Nirmol Shah and first cousin of Pyar Khan, Jafar Khan and Basit Khan, of Awadh. He came to Banda on the invitation of Nawab of Banda. Omrao Khan had two sons Ameer Khan beenkar and Rahim Khan. Ameer Khan was the father of legendary vina player Wazir Khan. Career The court of Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh of Banaras was the home of the one of the foremost bin playing lines of the time.Topmost among the musicians of banaras and first among all contemporary musicians named by Karam Imam is Omrao Khan. Omrao Khan was the master of Nawab of Banda 'Hashmat Jung' or Ali Bahadur II who participated in the 1857 war of independence.Ali Naqi the prime minister of Awadh and Raja sahab Rewa also learnt music under his instruction. Surbahar Omrao Khan invented surbahar and taught it to his disciple Ghulam Mohammad at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naubat Khan
Naubat Khan (also known as Ali Khan Karori) was an Indian classical music composer, musician and instrumentalist who was made a Mansabdar by Mughal Emperor Akbar. He is known today for his skills with the ''rudra veena'' or ''bīn'', which he is shown playing in paintings by Mughal court artists.Naubat Khan was the contemporary and son in law of legendary Tansen. Early life and background Naubat Khan was the grandson of Raja Samokhan Singh of Kishangarh. Samokhan Singh, a Jodhpur prince, was himself a great veena player of his time. As the Mughal Emperor Akbar fought his wars of conquest in India, he fought against Raja Samokhan Singh. Singh was defeated in the battle and his grandson Misri Singh (Naubat Khan) was kept under house arrest. Misri Singh later accepted Islam and was named Ali. He was trained under Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, the son of Bairam Khan to get an understanding of the Mughal court procedures. Ali was given the title of Khan by Mughal Emperor Akbar, and the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |