Mah Laqa Bai
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Gender | Female |
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Date of birth | April 7,1768 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Aurangabad |
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Died | Hyderabad |
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August 1824 | |
Hyderabad | |
India | |
Periods | Nizam of Hyderabad |
Subject | Love, philosophy |
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ID | 1813839 |
Mah Laqa Bai Life story
Mah Laqa Bai, born Chanda Bai, and sometimes referred to as Mah Laqa Chanda, was an Indian 18th century Urdu poet, courtesan and philanthropist based in Hyderabad. In 1824, she became the first female poet to have a diwan of her work, a compilation of Urdu Ghazals named Gulzar-e-Mahlaqa, published posthumously.