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teaching lineage · Rudra veena, Sitar, Sursringar

Rampur Senia lineage

Also written Senia gharana at Rampur

The court lineage at Rampur that taught Allauddin Khan and others, and so stands behind much of modern instrumental music.

At a glance

Type
teaching lineage
Voice or instrument
Rudra veena, Sitar, Sursringar
Where it grew
Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
Earliest documented figures
Wazir Khan
Musicians documented
1

Origins and development

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.

Musicians across generations

Ordered oldest first, so the list reads down the generations: the earliest documented musicians of the tradition, then the players who carried it on, then those active today. The second view shows only the teacher-to-student links the archive can source.

  • 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

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Researched entry · 1 musicians documented · Last reviewed 14 September 2026

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