Nawab Mirza Khan Dagh
| Daagh Dehlvi Urdu poet |
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| Born | Nawab Mirza Khan 25 May 1831 Delhi, Mughal Empire |
| Died | 17 March 1905 (aged 73) Hyderabad, Hyderabad state |
| Pen name | Daagh |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | 1831 to 1905 |
| Genre | Ghazal, qasida, mukhammas |
| Subject | Love |
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Daagh Dehlvi (Urdu: داغ دہلوی, Hindi: दाग़ देहलवी) born Nawab Mirza Khan (Urdu: نواب مرزا خان, Hindi: नवाब मिर्ज़ा ख़ान) (25 May 1831 – 17 March 1905) was an outstanding poet famous for his Urdu ghazals and belonged to the old Delhi school of Urdu poetry. He wrote romantic and sensuous poems and ghazals in simple and chaste Urdu, minimising usage of Persian words. He laid great emphasis on the Urdu idiom and its usage. He wrote under the takhallus (Urdu word for nom de plume) Daagh Dehlvi (the meanings of Daagh, an Urdu noun, include stain, grief and taint while Dehlvi means belonging to or from Dehli or Delhi).
His honorific Dabeer ud Dawla, Faseeh ul Mulk, nawab Nizaam Jang Bahadur, Sipah Salar, Yar-e-Wafadar, Muqrib-us-Sultan, Bulbul-e-Hindustan, Jahan Ustad, Nazim Yar Jung, were the titles bestowed by the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad.
Daagh was a respected poet in his own day and was considered the best romantic poet. The simplicity of the verses with utter playfulness impressed people from all walks of life.
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