Taj Khan

Taj Khan (c. 1820 – c. 1904) was an Indian and Nepali Hindustani Classical musician trained in the Kalpi tradition of Dhrupad.[2] He is known for being the foremost luminary of Dhrupad and Dhamar in the Nepal Court during the 19th and 20th Centuries.[3][4] Khan was also a court musician of Wajid Ali Shah in Awadh and Metiabruz.[5][6]

Taj Khan
Born
Taj Khan

c. 1820[1]
Diedc. 1904[1]
NationalityIndia, Nepal
OccupationDhrupad singer

Background

Some historians claim Taj Khan was a descendant of Miyan Tansen.[7]

Khan served alongside Aliya-Fatu in the Nepal Court.[8]

Khan trained his son, Raza, and grandsons, Ahmed Hussain and Amanat Hussain in music. His daughter married sarod maestro Kaukab Khan.[9]

References
  1. Saṅgīt Mahābhāratī (2011). The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195650983.
  2. Perērā, Ec. Saṅghadāsa (1994). The Origin and Development of Dhrupad and Its Bearing on Instrumental Music. K.P. Bagchi & Company. p. 175. ISBN 9788170741114.
  3. Sharma, Manorma (2006). Tradition of Hindustani Music. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 101. ISBN 9788176489997.
  4. Grandin, Ingemar (1989). Music and Media in Local Life: Music Practice in a Newar Neighbourhood in Nepal. Linköping University. pp. 92–93. ISBN 9789178704804.
  5. Miner, Allyn (2004). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited. p. 154. ISBN 9788120814936.
  6. Mukhopādhyāẏa, Kumāraprasāda (2006). The Lost World of Hindustani Music. Penguin Books. p. 71. ISBN 9780143061991.
  7. Mazumder, Amiya Kumer; Prajnanananda, Swami, eds. (1971). The Bases of Indian Culture: Commemoration Volume of Swami Abhedananda. Ramakrishna Vedanta Math. p. 545.
  8. Sharma, Manorma (2006). Tradition of Hindustani Music. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation. p. 101. ISBN 9788176489997.
  9. Miner, Allyn (1993). Sitar and Sarod in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Limited. p. 154. ISBN 9788120814936.


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