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The presence of musicians like Tansen in Akbar's court was an attempt to accept and integrate the Hindu and Muslim traditions within the Mughal Empire. [19] Tansen became one of the treasured Navaratnas (lit. nava=nine, ratna=jewel) of Akbar's court. He received the honorific title Mian there, and the name Mian Tansen.
Mughal Emperor Akbar himself arranged the marriage of Naubat Khan to Tansen's daughter, Saraswati. Saraswati accepted Islam and was named Hussaini. They had a son named Lal Khan. Lal Khan was the son-in-law of Tansen's son Bilas Khan. [9] [10] Lal Khan would become the chief musician of Emperor Shahjahan.
Swami Haridas on a 1985 stamp of India Swami Haridas teaching Tansen in the presence of Mughal Emperor Akbar.. Swami Haridas (IAST: Svāmī Haridāsa, also spelt Svāmī Haridās) was an Indian spiritual poet and classical musician.
Some of the purported Navaratnas in Emperor Akbar's Court: Tansen, Todarmal, Abul Fazal, Faizi and Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khana c.16th century. According to popular tradition, the court of the Mughal ruler Akbar had nine intellectuals called the Navaratnas or the nine gems. As in Vikramaditya's case, this tradition has no historical basis.
The emperors of the Mughal Empire, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty (House of Babur), ruled the empire from its inception on 21 April 1526 to its dissolution. They were the supreme monarchs of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent, mainly corresponding to the modern countries of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh ...
Tansen (Hindi: तानसेन) is a 1943 Indian Hindi language film directed by Jayant Desai, featuring K. L. Saigal and Khursheed Bano in the lead roles. The film was based on Tansen , [ 1 ] the 16th century musician in the court of Mughal emperor, Akbar .
The rise of the Gwalior Gharana started with the reign of the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542–1605). The famous singers of this patron of the arts were Tansen and Baiju Bawra. Miyan Tansen, who was the most famous vocalist at the court of Akbar, came from the historic city of Gwalior.
The film begins with Mughal emperor Akbar proceeding towards the shrine Tomb of Salim Chishti barefoot to pray that his wife Jodha give birth to an heir, for which he is perturbed. Later, Tansen, the court singer, brings the Emperor good news of his son Salim's birth. Overjoyed, Akbar bestows Tansen with his ring and promises to grant him ...