Naubat Khan was an Indian classical music composer, musician and instrumentalist who was made a Mansabdar by Mughal Emperor Akbar. He is known today for his skills with the rudra veena or bīn, which h
Portrait of Naubat Khan Kalawant by Ustad Mansur, Mughal School ca. 1600, British Museum, London.
A double sided Muraqqa Folio, The Verso Folio, ca. 1580-1600.
The musician Naubat Khan playing a rudra vina (front side), ca. 1580-1600.
Hussain Quli presents prisoners of war to Akbar, a view of the bin player Naubat Khan (in white dress holding Rudra Vina). Illustration from the Akbar-nama, Mughal school, towards 1590.Victoria & Albert Museum U.K.
Sadarang was the pen name of the Hindustani musical composer and artist Naimat Khan, who was active in the eighteenth century. He and his nephew Adarang changed the Khayal style of Hindustani music in
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…Bhupat Khan Sadarang (chief musician of Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah) Adarang…
Mughal musician Sadarang accompanied by Miyan Tansen and Adarang teaching his disciples