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The Cultural and Literary Contribution of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah 9ROXPH,,,VVXH,,,-XO\,661 THE CULTURAL AND LITERARY CONTRIBUTION OF NAWAB WAJID ALI SHAH Dr. Tahir Hussain Ansari Assistant Professor, Department of History, Assam University, Diphu KarbiAnglong, Assam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arikhana DERGHRIIDLULHV ZKHUHKXQGUHGVRIEHDXWLIXO DQG WDOHQWHG JLUOV ZHUH WDXJKW PXVLF DQG GDQFH E\ H[SHUW WHDFKHUV HQJDJHG E\ UR\DO SDWURQ 7KHVHJLUOVZHUHNQRZQDVParees or fairiesZLWKIDQF\QDPHVVXFKDVSultan Pari, Mahrukh PariDQGVRRQ2QHDFKRIKLVELUWKGD\WKH nawabZRXOGGUHVVXSDVDyogLZLWKVDIIURQUREHV 1Kamaluddin,QaisarͲutͲTawarikh,pp.34 2LalajiWaldSitalPrasad,MiratulAwaza(Persianms)p475;RazaLibrary,Rampur. 3MahalKhanaͲiͲShahi,UrdutranslationofWajidAliShah’sIshqNamah,p.11. 4MiratͲulAwzah,p.10 5MahalKhanaͲiͲShahi,pp.38,48 6Ibid. 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