Muhammad Siyar

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Muhammad Siyar
Born1770
Chitral
Died1840
Chitral
Academic background
Academic work
Main interestsHistory, Romantic Poetry, Epic Poetry
Notable worksShahnamah-i-Chitral

Mirza Muhammad Siyar (c. 1770 – c. 1840) also known as Baba Siyar was a Chitrali poet and court chronicler who lived during the 18th and 19th centuries.[1][2] He is considered one of the few great begotten poets of the Hindu Kush region.[3][4] He composed the famous Shahnamah-i-Chitral.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ Kreutzmann, Hermann (2006-09-28). Karakoram in Transition: Culture, Development and Ecology in the Hunza Valley. OUP Pakistan. pp. 181–186. ISBN 9780195472103.
  2. ^ Bashir, Elena; Israr-ud-Din (1996). Proceedings of the Second International Hindukush Cultural Conference. Oxford University Press. pp. 127, 213 and 494. ISBN 9780195775716.
  3. ^ Baig, Rahmat Karim (1994). Hindu Kush Study Series. p. 68.
  4. ^ Cacopardo, Alberto M.; Cacopardo, Augusto S. (2001). Gates of Peristan: History, Religion and Society in the Hindu Kush. IsIAO. pp. 45 and 124.
  5. ^ Azar, Muhammad Abdullah Khan (2006-01-01). Merī Dilon̲ Ko Hilāne Vālī Dardnāk Kahānī. Novus. p. 8. ISBN 9788270994328.
  6. ^ Faiz̤ī, ʻInāyatullāh (1996). Wakhan: a window into Central Asia. al-Qalam. p. 158.
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