Shah Mubarak Abroo

Shah Mubarak Abroo
Born Najamuddin Shah Mubarak Ābroo
Nationality Indian
Known for Poetry

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.[1] Born during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb he died during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah[2] during whose time Urdu had become a common language and installed as the court language.

Ābroo made extensive use of īhām (pun) in his poetry and was influenced by Sanskrit language through Brajbhasha and Indianised Persian poetry.[3] He was a disciple of Siraj-ud-Din Ali Khan Arzu of Agra.

References

  1. ↑ Selected Poetry of Abroo (PDF). Oxford University Press.
  2. ↑ An Oriental Biographical Dictionary. p. 27.
  3. ↑ Sheldon I. Pollock. Literary Cultures in History: Reconstruction from South Asia. University of California Press. p. 842.


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