Mir Babar Ali Anees (Urdu: مير ببر على انيس) (1803–1874), also known as Mir Anees was an Urdu poet. He used his pen-name (thakallus) of Anees (Urdu: انيس, Anees means "close friend, companion") in poetry. Anees used Persian, Urdu, Arabic, and Sanskrit words in his poetry. Anis wrote prolonged Marsias, which was a custom of his times, but nowadays only selected sections are narrated even in religious ceremonies. He died in 1291 Hijra, corresponding with 1874 CE.
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1803 Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh
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1874 (aged 70) Lucknow, North-Western Provinces, British India
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