Mir Taqi Mir
Mir Taqi Mir | |
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Mir Taqi Mir in 1786 | |
| Born | February 1723 |
| Died | 20 September 1810 (aged 87) |
| Resting place | Lucknow |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Era | Mughal India |
| Notable work |
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| Urdu literature اُرْدُو اَدَبْ | |
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| Urdu literature | |
| By category Urdu language Rekhta | |
| Major figures | |
| Amir Khusrau - Wali Dakhani - Mir Taqi Mir - Ghalib - Abdul Haq - Muhammad Iqbal | |
| Urdu writers | |
| Writers – Novelists – Poets | |
| Forms | |
| Ghazal - Dastangoi - Nazm – Fiction | |
| Institutions | |
| Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu Urdu movement Literary Prizes | |
| Related Portals Literature Portal Pakistan Portal | |
Mir Muhammad Taqi (February 1723 – 20 September 1810), known as Mir Taqi Mir (also spelled Meer Taqi Meer), was an Urdu poet of the 18th-century Mughal India and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself. He was one of the principal poets of the Delhi School of the Urdu ghazal and is often remembered as one of the best poets of the Urdu language. His pen name (takhallus) was Mir. He spent the latter part of his life in the court of Asaf-ud-Daulah in Lucknow.
His father's name was Meer Muttaqi. Following his father's death, his step-brothers seized control of his inheritance. His (paternal) step-uncle took care of him after he was orphaned, and after the death of his step-uncle, his maternal step-uncle took care of him. The signature of his poetry is the grief he expresses. His poetry expresses much grief and distress over the downfall of his city, Delhi.