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Rampur Senia lineage · Approved research as of 10 October 2026 · https://indianmusicarchive.org
Rampur Senia lineage
also Senia gharana at Rampur
The court lineage at Rampur that taught Allauddin Khan and others, and so stands behind much of modern instrumental music.
- Type
- teaching lineage
- Where it grew
- Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
- Voice or instrument
- Rudra veena, Sitar, Sursringar
- Earliest documented figures
- Wazir Khan
Gathered at the Rampur court in the nineteenth century around beenkars claiming descent from the Senia line of Tansen; Wazir Khan is its central documented figure.
- Wazir Khandied 1926Rudra veenaNo page yet
Rampur court musician and teacher of Allauddin Khan and Hafiz Ali Khan among others.
No continuous-text source was read for this musician in the research run, only search result listings, so both the teacher checks and the wider biography remain unchecked.
Sources: The ustad behind Senia gharana · Maihar Gharana
Sources for this tradition
Researched entry · 1 musicians documented · Last reviewed 14 September 2026