Mirza Gul Muhammad Khan Makrani (Balochi: میرزا گل محمد خان مکرانی; 1813–1848), better known as Natiq Makrani (Balochi: ناطق مکرانی) was a Baloch writer, mystic, poet and theologian of the 13th lunar century and Balochi literature.[1]

Mirza Gul Muhammad Khan Makrani
میرزا گل محمد خان مکرانی
ناطق مکرانی
Born1813
Died1848
Lucknow, India
LanguageBalochi, Persian

Biography edit

He was born in at Panjgur, Balochistan and moved to Isfahan, Iran. he left for Sindh in the court of Talpur dynasty in his middle of life.[2]

Career edit

His poetry was collected by his Students in a book, Johar-e-Muazzam and published in Nawal Kishore Press in the city of Lucknow.[3][4]

Mirza Natiq Makrani has used most forms of Persian poetry such as Sonnet, qasida, Mathnawi, Rubaʿi and Qit'a. But due to the abundance of his sonnets, it can be concluded that he was more interested in experimenting in this format.[5]


References edit

  1. ^ "معرفی جوهر معظم سروده میرزا گل محمدخان ناطق مکرانی" (PDF) (in Persian). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "She'r e Farsi Dar Balochistan (Farsi)" (in Persian).  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "معرفی جوهر معظم سروده میرزا گل محمدخان ناطق مکرانی" (PDF) (in Persian). Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "She'r e Farsi Dar Balochistan (Farsi)" (in Persian).  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ^ "She'r e Farsi Dar Balochistan (Farsi)" (in Persian).  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.