Delhi Sultanate: Literature

Total Questions: 40

21. Amir Khusrau was born in : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2003, U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (c) Etah
Solution:Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusrau was known as Amir Khusrau. He was born at Patiyali in district Etah (now named as Kasganj) in 1253 A.D. Khusrau called himself "Tuti-i-Hind" (Parrot of India). He started composing poems at an early age of nine. His first Masnavi on the historical subject was Qiran-us-Sadain. Miftah-ul-Futuh, Khazain- ul-Futuh, Ashika, Nuh Sipihr, Tughluq Nama etc. were the major creations of Amir Khusrau. Tughluq Nama is the last historical Masnavi of Amir Khusrau.

22. Amir Khusrau, the "Parrot of India," was born at - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]

Correct Answer: (c) Patiyali
Solution:Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusrau was known as Amir Khusrau. He was born at Patiyali in district Etah (now named as Kasganj) in 1253 A.D. Khusrau called himself "Tuti-i-Hind" (Parrot of India). He started composing poems at an early age of nine. His first Masnavi on the historical subject was Qiran-us-Sadain. Miftah-ul-Futuh, Khazain- ul-Futuh, Ashika, Nuh Sipihr, Tughluq Nama etc. were the major creations of Amir Khusrau. Tughluq Nama is the last historical Masnavi of Amir Khusrau.

23. Who among the following called himself the 'Parrot of India' ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (c) Amir Khusrau
Solution:Abul Hasan Yaminuddin Khusrau was known as Amir Khusrau. He was born at Patiyali in district Etah (now named as Kasganj) in 1253 A.D. Khusrau called himself "Tuti-i-Hind" (Parrot of India). He started composing poems at an early age of nine. His first Masnavi on the historical subject was Qiran-us-Sadain. Miftah-ul-Futuh, Khazain- ul-Futuh, Ashika, Nuh Sipihr, Tughluq Nama etc. were the major creations of Amir Khusrau. Tughluq Nama is the last historical Masnavi of Amir Khusrau.

24. Amir Khusrau played a pioneering role in the development of - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (c) Khari Boli
Solution:Amir Khusrau learnt various Indian dialects especially Hindavi which he loved most. He was the first Muslim who admitted that he is an Indian. He played a pioneering role in the development of Khari Boli.

25. Who among the following witnessed the reign of Seven Sultans of Delhi ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005, I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (e) Amir Khusrau & Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya
Solution:Both Amir Khusrau and Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya witnessed the reign of more than seven Sultans of Delhi Sultanate.

Amir Khusrau, also known as Abu'l Hasan Yamn ud-Din Khusrau, was an Indian Sufi singer, musician, poet, and scholar who flourished under the Delhi Sultanate. He was born in 1253 and died in 1325. In the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent, he is a legendary person. He was a mystic and Nizamuddin Auliya of Delhi, India, was his spiritual teacher. He primarily composed poetry in Persian, although he also wrote in Hindavi. He is frequently credited with creating the Haliq Bari, a poetry vocabulary that includes phrases from Arabic, Persian, and Hindavi. Khusrau has been referred to be the "founder of Urdu literature," the "voice of India," or the "Parrot of India" (Tuti-e-Hind). Khusrau is credited as being the "founder of qawwali," a Sufi devotional singing style that is still extensively practised in Pakistan and India. He also brought the ghazal song form to India. Khusrau was a master in a variety of Persian poetic genres that emerged in mediaeval Persia, including Nizami's khamsa and Khaqani's qasidas. He employed 11 different metrical schemes with 35 different divisions. In addition to ghazal, masnavi, qata, rubai, do-baiti, and tarkib-band, he also wrote in other poetry forms. He made a major contribution to the growth of the ghazal.

  • Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya was one of the most famous Sufi saints from the Indian subcontinent region.
  • Also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin and Mahbub-e-llahi (Beloved of God), he was a Sunni Muslim scholar and Sufi saint of the Chishti Order.
  • Like most of the Chishti Sufi saints, Nizamuddin Auliya stressed love as a means of realising God. He believed the love of God implied a love of humanity.

Some of the famous disciples of Nizamuddin include Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag Delhavi, Amir Khusro, and the royal poet of the Delhi Sultanate.

26. The famous poet Amir Khusrau was associated with the court of - [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]

Correct Answer: (b) Ghiyasuddin Balban
Solution:Amir Khusrau was associated with the courts of various Delhi ruler, i.e., Nasiruddin Mahmud, Balban, Kaiqubad, Samsuddin Kayumars Jalaluddin Khalji, Alauddin Khalji, Shihabuddin Umar, Mubarakshah, Ghiyasuddin Tughluq and Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq. He was the disciple of a Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. Miftah-ul-Futuh, Khazain-ul-Futuh (Tarikh-i-Alai), Ashika, Nuh Sipihr, TughluqNama etc. are some of the masterpieces written by him. Amir Khusrau was the court poet of Alauddin Khalji.

27. The famous poet Amir Khusrau lived at the court of : [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (a) Alauddin Khalji
Solution:Amir Khusrau was associated with the courts of various Delhi ruler, i.e., Nasiruddin Mahmud, Balban, Kaiqubad, Samsuddin Kayumars Jalaluddin Khalji, Alauddin Khalji, Shihabuddin Umar, Mubarakshah, Ghiyasuddin Tughluq and Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq. He was the disciple of a Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. Miftah-ul-Futuh, Khazain-ul-Futuh (Tarikh-i-Alai), Ashika, Nuh Sipihr, TughluqNama etc. are some of the masterpieces written by him. Amir Khusrau was the court poet of Alauddin Khalji.

28. Amir Khusrau was court poet of : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (b) Alauddin Khalji
Solution:Amir Khusrau was associated with the courts of various Delhi ruler, i.e., Nasiruddin Mahmud, Balban, Kaiqubad, Samsuddin Kayumars Jalaluddin Khalji, Alauddin Khalji, Shihabuddin Umar, Mubarakshah, Ghiyasuddin Tughluq and Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq. He was the disciple of a Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. Miftah-ul-Futuh, Khazain-ul-Futuh (Tarikh-i-Alai), Ashika, Nuh Sipihr, TughluqNama etc. are some of the masterpieces written by him. Amir Khusrau was the court poet of Alauddin Khalji.

29. 'Amir Khusrau' was associated with whose reign among the following ? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Correct Answer: (a) Alauddin Khalji
Solution:Amir Khusrau was associated with the courts of various Delhi ruler, i.e., Nasiruddin Mahmud, Balban, Kaiqubad, Samsuddin Kayumars Jalaluddin Khalji, Alauddin Khalji, Shihabuddin Umar, Mubarakshah, Ghiyasuddin Tughluq and Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq. He was the disciple of a Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya. Miftah-ul-Futuh, Khazain-ul-Futuh (Tarikh-i-Alai), Ashika, Nuh Sipihr, TughluqNama etc. are some of the masterpieces written by him. Amir Khusrau was the court poet of Alauddin Khalji.

30. Amir Khusrau was a - [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (d) all the above
Solution:Amir Khusrau was a poet, historian, and musician. He was nicknamed as "Tuti-e-Hind." He was a promoter of Khari Boli of Hindi.