1788-1854 IN, Delhi
A.k.a. Muhammad Ibrahim Zauq
Sheikh Muhammad Ibrahim Zauq (1789–1854) (Urdu: شیمحمد ابراہیم ذوؔق) was an Urdu poet and scholar of literature, poetry and religion . He wrote poetry under nom de plume "Zauq", and was appointed poet laureate of the Mughal Court in Delhi just at the age of 19. Later he was given the title of ' Khaqani e Hind'( The Khaqani of India) by the last Mughal emperor and his disciple Bahadur Shah Zafar .