# Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Indian, died 1350; born in Patiyali; died in Delhi

Amir Khusrau was a poet, scholar and musician who served a succession of sultans at the Delhi court and was a devoted follower of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, beside whose shrine he is buried. Writing chiefly in Persian, he composed a Khamsa, five verse romances answering those of Nizami, which became a classic of Persian literature. Later courts commissioned richly illustrated copies of his poems, among them the Mughal court of Akbar.

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5 works in the collection.

- ["A King Offers to Make Amends to a Bereaved Mother", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-king-offers-to-make-amends-to-a-bereaved-mother-folio-from-met-446560), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ["Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/bahram-gur-sees-a-herd-of-deer-mesmerized-by-dilaram-s-music-met-446562), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ["A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-muslim-pilgrim-learns-a-lesson-in-piety-from-a-brahman-fol-met-446563), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ["Alexander Visits the Sage Plato in his Mountain Cave", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/alexander-visits-the-sage-plato-in-his-mountain-cave-folio-f-met-446564), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ["The Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavillion: The Youth of Rum Is Entertained in a Garden by a Fairy and her Maidens", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-story-of-the-princess-of-the-blue-pavillion-the-youth-of-met-446567), Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.