TANNO BAI: Famous Mujre Ki Rani of Azimabad Aka Patna City

Azimabad was the name of modernday Patna during the eighteenth century, before the British Raj. Today, Patna is the capital of Bihar, a state in North India. In ancient times, Patna was known as Pataliputra. This was the capital of the Maurya and Gupta Empires. When there was a lot of Tawaifs here. Azimabad, a city known for the GangesJamuni Tehzeeb, now named Patna. Previously, this city was considered as the Mark of MausikioAdboTehzeeb. There was more than one songwriter, tabla players and sarangi players here. There has been a long list of singers from Patna, with Bada Kannis, Chhoti Kannis, Mohammed Bandi, Allazillai Bai, B Ramajo, B Hutan, Faizi, Chandar, Mundar, Gangadhari, Ramdasi and Zohrabailike Funkara in their IlmoHunar. The tawaifs of Banaras, Allahabad and Agra were often included in their processions. The fame and glory of Azimabad, with a mixed population of Hindus and Muslims, had increased so much in those days that it had become a strange city in the whole of India. The names of Bandi