[3] Nazir Khan was born in the 1840s to a family of Khandarbani dhrupad musicians based in Agra.
[5] Consequently, Wahid Khan is often affiliated with Bande Ali Khan's traditions, Kirana and Dagarbani, but forged his own path through the Mewati gharana, grounded in the earlier Khandarbani tradition.
[6][7] Wahid Khan was appointed the court musician of Jodhpur, serving under Shivajirao Holkar and Tukojirao Holkar III, succeeding his guru, Bande Ali Khan who previously held the post.
[14] Wahid Khan was considered one of the finest rudra veena players and teachers of his time.
His oldest two sons, Latif and Majid, married into the family of Imdad Khan.