Dakhni poets

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Dakhni poets were literary figures who composed poetry in the Dakhni (Deccani) variety of Urdu, flourishing especially in the Deccan courts and contributing to the early development of Urdu literature.

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Dakhni literature 2
Dakhni poets canonical 1
Deccani literature 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf group of poets
literary movement
associatedWith Chishti order
linked to: Chishti Order

Deccan court culture
Sufism
contributedTo early development of Urdu literature
formation of Urdu poetic tradition
flourishedIn Bahmani successor states
linked to: Deccan sultanates

Bidar court
linked to: Bidar

Bijapur court
linked to: Bijapur

Deccan sultanates
Golconda court
linked to: Golkonda
genre Sufi poetry
ghazal
marsiya
masnavi
qasida
religious poetry
influenced North Indian Urdu literary tradition
later Urdu poets
influencedBy Arabic literature
Dakani vernaculars
Persian literature
local Indic languages
language Dakhni
Deccani Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
notableMember Asadullah Wajhi
Ghawwas
Hashmi Bijapuri
Ibn-e-Nishati
Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
Shah Miranji Shams-ul-Ushshaq
Wali Dakhni
region Central India
Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

South India
roleInLanguageHistory bridging Dakani and later Rekhta Urdu
standardization of early Urdu
theme courtly life
devotion
ethics
love
mysticism
praise of rulers
timePeriod 15th century
16th century
17th century
early modern period
usedScript Perso-Arabic script

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Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah patronOf Dakhni poets
Golconda hasCulturalHeritage Deccani literature
linked to: Dakhni poets
Adil Shahi dynasty patronOf Dakhni literature
linked to: Dakhni poets
Dakhni Urdu ghazals relatedTo Dakhni literature
linked to: Dakhni poets