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Shah Mubarak Abroo

1683–1733, born Gwalior, poet

Najamuddin Shah Mubarak Ābroo (1683–1733) was an Indian poet. He was born in Gwalior, the grandson of Muhammad Ghaus Gwaliori, and hailed from a family of mystics. Over the course of his life he cemented himself as one of the most renowned writers in Northern India of his time. Born during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb he died during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah during whose time Urdu had become a common language and installed as the court language. He was one of the first to implement this language into poetic writings, and the majority of his work utilizing it revolved around a non-existent love interest that he claimed to be infatuated with.

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