Makhfi

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Makhfi was the pen name of Mughal princess Zeb-un-Nissa, known for her Persian poetry and literary patronage in 17th-century India.

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Makhfi canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal princess
Persian-language poet
pen name
poet
activity hosting literary gatherings
patronizing scholars and poets
alternateName Zeb-un-Nissa Makhfi
linked to: Zeb-un-Nissa
countryOfCitizenship Mughal Empire
court Mughal court
dateOfBirth 1638
dateOfDeath 1702
dynasty Mughal dynasty
era Mughal era
ethnicGroup Timurid
linked to: Timurid dynasty
father Alamgir I
Aurangzeb
floruit 17th century
gender female
genre ghazal
mystical poetry
qasida
house House of Timur
influencedBy Persian classical poets
Sufism
knownFor Persian poetry
Sufi-influenced verse
literary patronage
languageOfWorkOrName Persian
literaryTradition Persian literature in India
mother Dilras Banu Begum
movement Mughal-era Persian literature
notableWork Persian ghazals
Persian qasidas
occupation literary patron
poet
writer
penNameMeaning the hidden one
placeOfBirth Daulatabad
linked to: Daulatabad Fort

Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau
placeOfDeath Delhi
realName Zeb-un-Nissa
regionOfActivity Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau

North India
linked to: northern India
religion Islam
sibling Bahadur Shah I
style classical Persian lyric poetry

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