Muhammad Siyar
Born
Mira Muhammad Siyar

1770 (1770)
Chitral
Died1840 (aged 69–70)
Chitral
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. ISBN 9788863231496.
  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. ISBN 9789694930206.
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