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The great romantic poet of classical Balochi, at the court of Kalat
Jam Durrak of the Dombki tribe lived in the 18th century and became the court poet of Mir Nasir Khan I (Nasir Khan Noori), the Khan of Kalat, whose long reign was a golden age for the Baloch state.
Few details of his life are known with certainty. His poems were passed down orally for generations before being written down and collected.
Romantic love, the beauty of the beloved and of nature, loyalty and separation, in polished, musical language.
He is regarded as the foremost romantic poet of classical Balochi literature, and his verses remain part of Baloch musical tradition.