Muhammad Siyar Explained

Muhammad Siyar
Birth Name:Mira Muhammad Siyar
Birth Place:Chitral
Death Place:Chitral
Main Interests:History, romantic poetry, epic poetry
Major Works:Shahnamah-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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kreutzmann, Hermann. Karakoram in Transition: Culture, Development and Ecology in the Hunza Valley. 2006-09-28. OUP Pakistan. 9780195472103. 181–186. en.
  2. Book: Proceedings of the Second International Hindukush Cultural Conference. Bashir. Elena. Elena Bashir. Israr-ud-Din. 1996. Oxford University Press. 9780195775716. 127, 213 and 494. en.
  3. Book: Baig, Rahmat Karim. Hindu Kush Study Series. 1994. 68. en.
  4. Book: Gates of Peristan: History, Religion and Society in the Hindu Kush. Cacopardo. Alberto M.. Cacopardo. Augusto S.. 2001. IsIAO. 9788863231496. 45 and 124. en.
  5. Book: Azar, Muhammad Abdullah Khan. Merī Dilon̲ Ko Hilāne Vālī Dardnāk Kahānī. 2006-01-01. Novus. 9788270994328. 8. en.
  6. Book: Faiz̤ī, ʻInāyatullāh. Wakhan: a window into Central Asia. 1996. al-Qalam. 9789694930206. 158. en.

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