Question
Who order Amir Khusro to write his famous masanvi 'Ashiqa'?Β
Solution
Amir Khusro, the renowned Persian poet, musician, and scholar, wrote the masnavi 'Ashiqa' on the order of Alauddin Khilji. Alauddin Khilji was the Sultan of Delhi, and he commanded Khusro to compose this work to celebrate the love story of his son, Khizr Khan, and Dewal Rani, the daughter of Raja Karan of Gujarat.
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