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| name = Karamatullah Khan<br />
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| birth_name = Karamatullah Khan<br />
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| birth_place = [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[British Raj]] (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|05|17|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|12|03|1917|05|17|df=y}}<br />
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| occupation = [[Tabla]] player<br />
| known_for = [[Hindustani classical music]]<br />
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| credits = Performed with [[Faiyaz Khan]], [[Ravi Shankar]], [[Hariprasad Chaurasia]]<br />
| children = [[Sabir Khan (tabla player)|Sabir Khan]]<br />
| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1976<br />
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'''Karamatullah Khan''' (17 May 1917 – 3 December 1977) was an Indian [[tabla]] player who specialised in the [[Farrukhabad gharana|Farrukhabad tradition]] of [[Hindustani Classical music]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karamatullah Khan |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100030251 |access-date=2 March 2025 |website=Oxford Reference |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 December 2019 |title=Steeped in tradition |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/steeped-in-tradition/article30348198.ece |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is known as an icon of the [[Farrukhabad gharana]], a prolific creator of tabla [[Bandish|compositions]], a soloist (which was novel at the time), and an accompanist to many celebrated instrumentalists and vocalists of the 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Ustad Karamatullah Khan: Remembering a legend | url=https://www.livemint.com/news/business-of-life/ustad-karamatullah-khan-remembering-a-legend-1540603858120.html | access-date=22 November 2025 | website=www.livemint.com}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
Khan was born to an extensive family of musicians from the [[Farrukhabad gharana]] and represented its thirty-second generation. His father and guru was acclaimed tabla maestro [[Masit Khan]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singha |first1=Vijay Prakash |title=An Introduction to Hindustani Classical Music: A Beginners Guide |date=31 May 2018 |publisher=Roli Books |isbn=9788193704943}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-02 |title=State of Tabla |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/state-of-tabla/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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After formative years in [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], where his family were court musicians, Khan became the court musician to the [[Raigarh State|Maharaja of Raigarh]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_7bxEAAAQBAJ&dq=karamatullah+khan+tabla&pg=PA116 |title=Tabla- A Quest |publisher=Anshika Publication |year=2024 |isbn=9789359679990 |page=116}}</ref><br />
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==Legacy==<br />
Khan is credited with popularizing [[tabla]] in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Naimpalli |first1=Sadanand |title=Tabla |date=2005 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=9788179911495 |pages=98–99}}</ref><br />
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He was conferred the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1976 for his contributions to music.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Karamatulla Khan | url=https://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/Kalamatulla%20Khan.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525051252/https://sangeetnatak.gov.in/public/uploads/awardees/docs/Kalamatulla%20Khan.pdf | archive-date=2024-05-25}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Khan's son and disciple, [[Sabir Khan (tabla player)|Sabir Khan]], is also a [[tabla]] maestro.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SNS |date=2022-04-18 |title=Festival of Indian classical music and dance in Delhi |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/festival-indian-classical-music-dance-delhi-1503061886.html |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=The Statesman |language=en}}</ref><br />
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