Amir biography
Amir biography
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Amir Meenai
Indian Urdu poet
Ameer Mina Lucknowi | |
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| Born | 1829[1] Lucknow, Awadh State, Company India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 13 October 1900(1900-10-13) (aged 71–72)[1] Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India[1] (present-day Telangana, India) |
| Pen name | Ameer |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, lexicographer and linguist[1] |
| Period | Post-Mughal era |
| Genre | Ghazal, Nazm, Na`at, Hamd |
| Subject | Love, philosophy, mysticism |
Ameer Minai or Amir Meenai (Urdu: امیر مینائی; 1829 — 13 October 1900) was a 19th-century Indian Urdupoet.[1] He was respected by several contemporary poets including Ghalib and Daagh Dehalvi and by Muhammad Iqbal.[2][1] He wrote in Urdu, Persian and Arabic.[3][1]
Early life
The Minai family had lived in Lucknow for centuries in the area around Shah Mina's tomb, known as "Mina Bazaar" or "Mohalla-e Minaian" (The Quarter of