Amir Khosrow was a royal poet and a disciple of which of the following Sufi saints?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya.

Amir Khosrow was a royal poet and a disciple of Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya.

Key Points

Syed Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya was one of the most famous Sufi saints from the Indian subcontinent region.
He is also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin and Mehboob-e-Illahi (Beloved of God).
He was a Sufi saint of the Chisti order.
His shrine is located in New Delhi.
Nizamuddin Auliya was born in 1238 AD in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh.

Sufi Saint	Description
Fariduddin Ganjshakar	He is also known popularly as Baba Farid. Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganj Shakar was one of the biggest 'Mujaheds' of Sufism. He was from Chisti order. He was a 12th-century Punjabi Muslim preacher who was born in Multan, Pakistan.
Shaikh Salim Chisti	Salim Chishti was a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order during the Mughal Empire in India. The tomb of Salim Chisti is the finest example of Mughal architecture and is located inside the mosque complex in Fatehpur Sikri. He was born in 1478 in Delhi. Mughal emperor Akbar was his great patronage.
Muhammad Maharani	Noor Muhammad Maharvi was a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order in Chishtian, Punjab, Pakistan. He was a saint who lived in the 18th century during British rule.