Agha Hasan Amanat

1815, d. 1858) was an Urdu poet, writer and playwright of the nineteenth century from the city of Lucknow.

[1] He was affiliated with the court of Wajid Ali Shah, the princely ruler of Awadh.

[1] His name was Agha Hasan Ali, while "Amanat" was his nom de plume (or takhallus).

Agha Hasan Amanat descended from a family of Iranian immigrants who moved to Lucknow in 1815.

He had two sons Amanat's compositions and works include the first stage play in the Urdu language, Inder Sabha.