thumb|Shah Adarang (top center), also known as Mian Firoz Khan, as depicted in the 1804 ''Ragadarshan'' manuscript by Haji Mir Ghulam Hasan. He is shown here with Tansen (left) and Sadarang (right).
{{Short description|Indian musical composer and artist}} '''Firoz Khan,''' who used the pen name '''Adarang,''' was a Hindustani musical composer and artist.<ref name="auto">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=11bjCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT154 |title=Introduction to Indian Music|first=B. Chaitanya|last=Deva|date=January 9, 1992|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|isbn=9788123021034 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
==Career== Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah patronized Adarang, who revolutionized Hindustani classical music through propagation of Khayal with Sadarang.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XfkHAQAAMAAJ&q=adarang |title=Tradition of Hindustani music: a sociological approach|first=Nivedita|last=Singh|date=January 9, 2004|publisher=Kanishka Publishers, Distributors|isbn=9788173916533 |via=Google Books}}</ref> In the context of Sitar the mention of Adarang deserves attention. Firoz Khan, Adarang, was one of the chief musicians in the royal court and is considered as the first musician who introduced sitar in the 18th century through the Delhi court. Nawab Dargah Quli Khan's description of his mehfils in Muraqqa-e-Dehli is taken as the earliest mention yet found of Sitar in Northern India.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VUagDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT364 |title=Mapping India: Transitions and Transformations, 18th–19th Century|first1=Sutapa|last1=Dutta|first2=Nilanjana|last2=Mukherjee|date=July 1, 2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=9781000186406 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Later Sadullah Khan the son of Ali Mohammed Khan used to invite Adarang to Aonla for musical conferences.<ref>Tareekh-e-Rohilla by Nafees Siddiqui</ref>
==Personal life== Adarang was the nephew and son-in-law of Sadarang.<ref name="auto"/> He was the son of Naubat Khan II. Adarang was the descendant of Naubat Khan and Hussaini (Tansen's daughter).
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