Azad Bilgrami

Azad Bilgrami
Born29 June 1704
Bilgram, Mughal India now Uttar Pradesh, India
Died15 September 1786 (aged 82)
Other namesGhulam 'Ali Azad Bilgrami
Academic background
InfluencesMir Abdul Jalil of Selsibil, Mir Saiad Muhammad, Muhammad Hayat
Academic work
Main interestsArabic, Persian and Urdu
Notable worksYad-i-Baiza, Ma asir ul-Kiram Tarikh-i-Bilgram, Sarw-i-Azad
InfluencedNasir Jang

Azad Bilgrami (29 June 1704 – 15 September 1786) was a scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Urdu languages in 18th-century India. The King of Yemen Husayin II had acknowledged his poetic qualities and accorded him the title of Hassan Al-Hind.

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