Pashto literature and poetry

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Pashto literature and poetry (Pashto: پښتو ليكنې‎) refers to literature and poetry in Pashto language.

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Notable figures [edit]

Khushal Khan Khattak, a 17th-century Pashtun warrior-poet
  • Amir Kror Suri, son of Amir Polad Suri, is an 8th century folk hero and king from the Ghor region of Afghanistan[1][2]
  • Pir Roshan, Pashto poet known for assembling Afghan armies to fight against the Mughal emperor Akbar. Pir Roshan founded the 16th-century Roshanniya movement and wrote the Pashto book Khayr al-Bayān to present his philosophical ideas
  • Shekh Mali, narrated the Yusufzai conquest of Swat, and devised rules for distribution of land and water rights which became known as da Shekh Mālī daftar
  • Khushal Khan Khattak, a 17th-century warrior-poet who preached the unity of all Pashtuns
  • Rahman Baba, one of the greatest Pashto poets of all times, whose works are every bit as important to the Pashtun as William Shakespeare is to the English. His works are spiritual[3]
  • Afzal Khan Khattak (Pashto)
  • Ashraf Khan Khattak (Pashto)
  • Abdul Qader Khattak (Pashto)
  • Ajmal Khattak (Pashto poet)
  • Khan Roshan Khan (Pashtun historian and author)
  • Nazoo Anaa (Pashto)
  • Ghani Khan (Pashto)
  • Hamza Baba (Pashto)
  • Kabir Stori (Pashto)
  • Babarzai (Pashto)
  • Seen be Be ie. س ب ب abbrevition of سیدہ بشری بیگم.The first ever pushto poetess having his dewaan.
  • Karwan (Pashto)
  • Malang Jan Baba (Pashto)
  • Shah Sayed Miran (Pashto)
  • Shah Sayed Guloon (Pashto)
  • Ahmad Shah Baba (Pashto)
  • Shah Shuja (Pashto)
  • Timur Shah (Pashto)
  • Hamid of Kashmir (Pashto)
  • Mohammad Amin Zazai (Pashto)
  • Ashraf Hejri (Pashto)
  • Abdul Hamid Mohmand (Pashto)
  • Kazim Khan Shaida (Pashto)
  • Pir Mohammad Kakar (Pashto)
  • Bait Neka (Pashto)
  • Shereenyar Yousafzai
  • Gohar Nangyal
  • Rahmat Aziz Chitrali (Pashto/Khowar/Urdu)

See also [edit]

Portal icon Poetry portal

References [edit]

  1. ^ Afghan Monarchs: Sher Shah Suri, Amanullah Khan, Habibullah Khan, Amir Kror Suri. London: General Books. 2010. p. 26. ISBN 1-156-38425-7, 9781156384251 Check |isbn= value (help). Retrieved 2010-09-26. 
  2. ^ Afghanistan. 20-22. Historical Society of Afghanistan. 1967. p. 47. Retrieved 2010-09-26. 
  3. ^ "Rahman Baba: Poet of the Pashtuns". BBC News. February 21, 2005. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 

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