''Deccani Masnavi'' ( Deccani: دکنی مثنوی; ''dakkʰinī mat̲h̲nawī'') are name of the poem written in rhyming couplets in

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. It originated during the

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of Deccan (now

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) in the early 14th century. The use of

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and meter are similar with ''

Masnavi The ''Masnavi'', or ''Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi'' ( fa, مثنوی معنوی), also written ''Mathnawi'', or ''Mathnavi'', is an extensive poem written in Persian by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Balkhi, also known as Rumi. The ''Masnavi'' is one of the most ...

'' of

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List of Deccani Masnavi

Following are the collection of available ''Deccani Masnavi'' of the 14th century. * ''

Kadam Rao Padam Rao Kadam Rao Padam Rao is the earliest available manuscript in Dakhini '' masnavi'' of 4000 lines, written during 1421-1434 AD, by Fakhruddin Nizami of Bidar Bidar (/ biːd̪ər/) is a city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India. ...

'', 4000 lines first recorded ''Deccani Masnavi'' composed by Fakhruddin Nizami of Bidar during 1421-1434 AD. * ''Laila Majnun'', composed by Shaikh Ahmed Gujrati in between 1580-1588 AD. * ''Yousuf Zulaikha'', composed by Shaikh Ahmed Gujrati in between 1580-1588 AD. * ''Qutb Mushtar'', composed by Mullah Wajhi in 1608 AD. * ''

PhulBan Muhammad Mazharuddin Ibn Nishati also known as "Ibn Nishati" was a 17th century Deccani language court poet of Golconda Sultan Abdullah Qutb Shah. His Masnavi ''PhulBan''-"Flower garden" composed in 1656 into Dakhini Urdu from Persian masnav ...

'', composed by Muhammad Mazharuddin Ibn Nishati in 1656 AD.

References

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