# Khurja Gharana

The Khurja Gharana is a musical apprenticeship tribe of Hindustani classical music. Known for being Azmat Hussain Khan's and Jitendra Abhisheki's musical lineage, the gharana emerged from a family of Nauharbani musicians and gained recognition during the life of Altaf Hussain Khan who was born at Khurja.
With its own distinct aesthetics, stylings, practices, and repertoire, the gharana melded with Jaipur-Atrauli, Agra, Qawwal Bacchon, Atrauli, and Hapur musical traditions.

## Pedagogical Genealogy

The following visualization is based on several historical accounts.

### Ancestral Pedagogy of Khurja Gharana

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dagarbani Guru Parampara | Dagarbani Guru Parampara | Dagarbani Guru Parampara | Dagarbani Guru Parampara | Dagarbani Guru Parampara | Dagarbani Guru Parampara | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nauharbani Guru Parampara | Nauharbani Guru Parampara | Nauharbani Guru Parampara | Nauharbani Guru Parampara | Nauharbani Guru Parampara | Nauharbani Guru Parampara |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nath Vishwambhar | Nath Vishwambhar | Nath Vishwambhar | Nath Vishwambhar | Nath Vishwambhar | Nath Vishwambhar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mohammed Hussain "Mendhu" Khan | Mohammed Hussain "Mendhu" Khan | Mohammed Hussain "Mendhu" Khan | Mohammed Hussain "Mendhu" Khan | Mohammed Hussain "Mendhu" Khan | Mohammed Hussain "Mendhu" Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Miyan Bade Karim Baksh Khan | Miyan Bade Karim Baksh Khan | Miyan Bade Karim Baksh Khan | Miyan Bade Karim Baksh Khan | Miyan Bade Karim Baksh Khan | Miyan Bade Karim Baksh Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jodhe Khan | Jodhe Khan | Jodhe Khan | Jodhe Khan | Jodhe Khan | Jodhe Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Miyan Mantol Khan | Miyan Mantol Khan | Miyan Mantol Khan | Miyan Mantol Khan | Miyan Mantol Khan | Miyan Mantol Khan | | | Miyan Bhopat Khan | Miyan Bhopat Khan | Miyan Bhopat Khan | Miyan Bhopat Khan | Miyan Bhopat Khan | Miyan Bhopat Khan | | | | | | | | | | | Natthe Khan | Natthe Khan | Natthe Khan | Natthe Khan | Natthe Khan | Natthe Khan |
| | | | | | | | | | | Miyan Zahoor Khan | Miyan Zahoor Khan | Miyan Zahoor Khan | Miyan Zahoor Khan | Miyan Zahoor Khan | Miyan Zahoor Khan | | | Miyan Gulab Khan | Miyan Gulab Khan | Miyan Gulab Khan | Miyan Gulab Khan | Miyan Gulab Khan | Miyan Gulab Khan | | | | | | | | | | | Qayam Khan | Qayam Khan | Qayam Khan | Qayam Khan | Qayam Khan | Qayam Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Miyan Hande Imam Baksh Khan | Miyan Hande Imam Baksh Khan | Miyan Hande Imam Baksh Khan | Miyan Hande Imam Baksh Khan | Miyan Hande Imam Baksh Khan | Miyan Hande Imam Baksh Khan | | | Miyan Hussain Khan | Miyan Hussain Khan | Miyan Hussain Khan | Miyan Hussain Khan | Miyan Hussain Khan | Miyan Hussain Khan | | | | | | | | | | | Dayam Khan | Dayam Khan | Dayam Khan | Dayam Khan | Dayam Khan | Dayam Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Qawwal Bacchon Guru Parampara | Qawwal Bacchon Guru Parampara | Qawwal Bacchon Guru Parampara | Qawwal Bacchon Guru Parampara | Qawwal Bacchon Guru Parampara | Qawwal Bacchon Guru Parampara |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ramzan Khan "Rangile" | Ramzan Khan "Rangile" | Ramzan Khan "Rangile" | Ramzan Khan "Rangile" | Ramzan Khan "Rangile" | Ramzan Khan "Rangile" | | | Qadar Khan | Qadar Khan | Qadar Khan | Qadar Khan | Qadar Khan | Qadar Khan | | | | | | | | | | | Imam Khan | Imam Khan | Imam Khan | Imam Khan | Imam Khan | Imam Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Qutub Baksh "Tanras" Khan | Qutub Baksh "Tanras" Khan | Qutub Baksh "Tanras" Khan | Qutub Baksh "Tanras" Khan | Qutub Baksh "Tanras" Khan | Qutub Baksh "Tanras" Khan |
| | | | | | | | | | | Rangile Gharana | Rangile Gharana | Rangile Gharana | Rangile Gharana | Rangile Gharana | Rangile Gharana | | | Miyan Chhajjoo Khan | Miyan Chhajjoo Khan | Miyan Chhajjoo Khan | Miyan Chhajjoo Khan | Miyan Chhajjoo Khan | Miyan Chhajjoo Khan | | | Miyan Dilawar "Dallooo" Khan | Miyan Dilawar "Dallooo" Khan | Miyan Dilawar "Dallooo" Khan | Miyan Dilawar "Dallooo" Khan | Miyan Dilawar "Dallooo" Khan | Miyan Dilawar "Dallooo" Khan | | | Ghulam Hussain Khan "Allahdas" | Ghulam Hussain Khan "Allahdas" | Ghulam Hussain Khan "Allahdas" | Ghulam Hussain Khan "Allahdas" | Ghulam Hussain Khan "Allahdas" | Ghulam Hussain Khan "Allahdas" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ghulam Gaus Khan | Ghulam Gaus Khan | Ghulam Gaus Khan | Ghulam Gaus Khan | Ghulam Gaus Khan | Ghulam Gaus Khan | | | | | Umrao Khan | Umrao Khan | Umrao Khan | Umrao Khan | Umrao Khan | Umrao Khan |
| | | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan | Jahangir Khan | | | Khwaja Ahmed Khan | Khwaja Ahmed Khan | Khwaja Ahmed Khan | Khwaja Ahmed Khan | Khwaja Ahmed Khan | Khwaja Ahmed Khan | | | Chiman Khan | Chiman Khan | Chiman Khan | Chiman Khan | Chiman Khan | Chiman Khan | | | Ahmed Khan | Ahmed Khan | Ahmed Khan | Ahmed Khan | Ahmed Khan | Ahmed Khan | | | Ghulam Haider Khan | Ghulam Haider Khan | Ghulam Haider Khan | Ghulam Haider Khan | Ghulam Haider Khan | Ghulam Haider Khan | | | Munshi Gafoor Baksh Khan | Munshi Gafoor Baksh Khan | Munshi Gafoor Baksh Khan | Munshi Gafoor Baksh Khan | Munshi Gafoor Baksh Khan | Munshi Gafoor Baksh Khan | | | | | Zahoor Baksh Khan "Ramdas" | Zahoor Baksh Khan "Ramdas" | Zahoor Baksh Khan "Ramdas" | Zahoor Baksh Khan "Ramdas" | Zahoor Baksh Khan "Ramdas" | Zahoor Baksh Khan "Ramdas" | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Abdul Karim Khan | Abdul Karim Khan | Abdul Karim Khan | Abdul Karim Khan | Abdul Karim Khan | Abdul Karim Khan | | | | | Delhi Gharana | Delhi Gharana | Delhi Gharana | Delhi Gharana | Delhi Gharana | Delhi Gharana |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Khairat Ali Khan | Khairat Ali Khan | Khairat Ali Khan | Khairat Ali Khan | Khairat Ali Khan | | | Amrunnissa Begum | Amrunnissa Begum | Amrunnissa Begum | Amrunnissa Begum | Amrunnissa Begum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Haji Altaf Hussain Khan | Haji Altaf Hussain Khan | Haji Altaf Hussain Khan | Haji Altaf Hussain Khan | Haji Altaf Hussain Khan | | | Karim Begum | Karim Begum | Karim Begum | Karim Begum | Karim Begum | | | Ghulam Ahmed Khan | Ghulam Ahmed Khan | Ghulam Ahmed Khan | Ghulam Ahmed Khan | Ghulam Ahmed Khan | | | | | | |
| Mohammed Khan | Mohammed Khan | Mohammed Khan | Mohammed Khan | Mohammed Khan | Mohammed Khan | | | Ghulam Ahmed "Alladiya" Khan | Ghulam Ahmed "Alladiya" Khan | Ghulam Ahmed "Alladiya" Khan | Ghulam Ahmed "Alladiya" Khan | Ghulam Ahmed "Alladiya" Khan | Ghulam Ahmed "Alladiya" Khan | | | Haider Khan | Haider Khan | Haider Khan | Haider Khan | Haider Khan | Haider Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mumtaz Hussain Khan | Mumtaz Hussain Khan | Mumtaz Hussain Khan | Mumtaz Hussain Khan | Mumtaz Hussain Khan | Mumtaz Hussain Khan | | | Wahid Hussain Khan | Wahid Hussain Khan | Wahid Hussain Khan | Wahid Hussain Khan | Wahid Hussain Khan | Wahid Hussain Khan | | | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | Daughter | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana | Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana | Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana | Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana | Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana | Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana | | | | | | | | | Agra Gharana | Agra Gharana | Agra Gharana | Agra Gharana | Agra Gharana | Agra Gharana | | | | | Atrauli Gharana | Atrauli Gharana | Atrauli Gharana | Atrauli Gharana | Atrauli Gharana | Atrauli Gharana | | | | | | | | | Hapur Gharana | Hapur Gharana | Hapur Gharana | Hapur Gharana | Hapur Gharana | Hapur Gharana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rabiya Begum | Rabiya Begum | | | Aisha Begum | Aisha Begum | | | | | | | Azmat Hussain Khan "Dilrang" | Azmat Hussain Khan "Dilrang" | | | | | | | | | | | | | Taufiq Ahmed | Taufiq Ahmed | | | Uvais Khan | Uvais Khan | | | Javed Khan | Javed Khan | | | Pavez Khusro | Pavez Khusro | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | | | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | | | | | | | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | | | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | | | | | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | | | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | | | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | Vilayat Hussain Khan "Pranpiya" | | | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | Sister of Shafi Ahmed Khan | | | | | | | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | Daughter of Fakhruddin Khan | | | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | Aslam Hussain Khan "Khushrang" | | | | | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | Sakhawat Khan | | | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | Arshad Khan | | | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | Rashid Khan | | | | | | | Daughter of Altaf Hussain Khan | Daughter of Altaf Hussain Khan | Daughter of Altaf Hussain Khan | Daughter of Altaf Hussain Khan | Daughter of Altaf Hussain Khan | Daughter of Altaf Hussain Khan | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sarvat Hussain Khan | Sarvat Hussain Khan | Sarvat Hussain Khan | Sarvat Hussain Khan | Vajahat Hussain Khan | Vajahat Hussain Khan | Vajahat Hussain Khan | Vajahat Hussain Khan | Rafat Hussain Khan | Rafat Hussain Khan | Rafat Hussain Khan | Rafat Hussain Khan | Sabahat Hussain Khan | Sabahat Hussain Khan | Sabahat Hussain Khan | Sabahat Hussain Khan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |