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of Rājā Mān’s musicians, Naik, Mukshoo, and Bhanau formed a collection of songs suited to the tastes of every class of people.” According to Sir W. Ouseley (*Anecdotes of Indian Music*)¹ Rājā Mān Simha’s work was translated into Persian by Fakur Ullah. Three of these masters patronized by Rājā Mān, viz. Bikshoo, Dhondee and Charjoo, contributed a new type of Mallāra, to the stock of Indian melodies, called after them, “Mukshoo-ki-mallār,” “Dhondia Mallār,” and “Charjoo-ki-mallār.” Bukshoo’s name is also associated with a new variety of Velāval, and the melody ‘Bāhādurī-Toḍī.’ These artists subsequently passed into the service of Sultan Bāhādur of Gujerat.