Ghalib

<p>Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan (27 December 1797 – 15 February 1869), commonly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Indian poet. Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the Urdu language, he also produced a significant body of work in Persian. Ghalib's poetry often addresses <a href="/facts/Existential_struggle/yp5GkbdE">existential struggle</a>, sorrows, and <a href="/facts/Socio-political/48UfHpGT">socio-political</a> disturbances, particularly the <a href="/facts/Decline_of_the_Mughal_Empire/yRg2kAy5">decline of the Mughal Empire</a>. He spent most of his life in poverty.
</p><p>He wrote in both <a href="/facts/Urdu/oLrhuXc6">Urdu</a> and <a href="/facts/Persian_language/jfUYbHbt">Persian</a>. Although his Persian <a href="/facts/Diwan_(poetry)/XEgUqhHq">Divan</a> (body of work) is at least five times longer than his Urdu Divan, his fame rests on his poetry in Urdu. Today, Ghalib remains popular not only in the <a href="/facts/Indian_subcontinent/0XUWGXpx">Indian subcontinent</a> but also among the <a href="/facts/Hindustani_people/AtbNQwRV">Hindustani diaspora</a> around the world.
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