The most famous musician at the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar was Tansen. His original name was
The correct choice is: Ramtanu Pandey Tansen was born in Gwalior as Ramtanu (Ramtanu Pandey). He served Raja Ramchand of Rewa before Akbar called him to the Mughal court,…
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The most famous musician at the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar was Tansen. His original name was
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The correct choice is: Ramtanu Pandey
Tansen was born in Gwalior as Ramtanu (Ramtanu Pandey). He served Raja Ramchand of Rewa before Akbar called him to the Mughal court, where he became one of the ‘Navratnas’.
‘Mukund Pandey’ was his father’s name, ‘Ram Chand’ was his earlier patron, and ‘Baz Bahadur’ was the musician-sultan of Malwa.
Hence the answer is Ramtanu Pandey.
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