Multiple choice

The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was

  1. Amir Khusrau

  2. Mirza Ghalib

  3. Bahadur Shah Zafar

  4. Faiz

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Explanation

Amir Khusrau (1253 - 1325 CE), a Persian poet, was associated with the rulers of Delhi Sultanate. He composed poetry in Arabic and Persian besides being the first writer to use Urdu as a medium of poetic expression.