Zikr-i Mir The Autobiography of the Eighteenth Century Mughal Poet, Mir Muhammad Taqi ʻMir', 1723-1810

"This is the first English translation of this major text, extensively annotated, and preceded by a general Introduction. The translator has also used Appendices to fill in the gaps in Mir's account, drawing on other writings by Mir and his peers. It will be of great interest to all scholars of Urdu and Persian literature as well as to students of the social and cultural history of pre-modern north India."--BOOK JACKET.