Faqirullah then mentioned
Saras-Bin Khan, son and grandson
of
binkar who had served under Jahangir and Akbar. His mastery of the
bin and
his talent made him one of Aurangazeb’s favourite musicians.
Another
bin player,
Mohammed Khan, was conferred the title of
Ras-Bin
(literally the "flavour" of the
bin) by the emperor for the refinement and subtlety of his playing.
Na'mat Khan, who was one of the most influential musicians of the 18th century, had a
brilliant career as singer-composer and
binkar under the aegis of the Emperor Muhammad
Shah (reign: 1719-1748). He wrote myriad compositions under the pen name of
Sadarang;
compositions that are performed even today in this day and age in the
dhrupad and
khyal genres.