Mir Ali Sher Qani Thattvi
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Mir Ali Sher Qaune Thattvi | |
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| Born | Mir Ali Sher Shirazi 1728 Thatta |
| Died | 1788 (aged 59–60) Thatta |
| Pen name | Qaune |
| Occupation | historian, poet and hagiographer |
| Language | Persian |
| Genre | History, Masnavi, Ghazal |
| Notable works | Tuhfatul Kiram Makli Namah Divan-e-Ali Sher Maqalat al-Shora |
Mir Ali Sher Thattavi, Qaune (b.1728 - d.1788) was a Sindhi Muslim historian born after the rule of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. It has been said that he composed his first verses of poetry while still a boy, he studied the Fatawa-e-Alamgiri and later began to write essays independently. Thereafter began a career as a scholar, poet and historian. He went on to produce a great number of works under the pen-name Qani, on a variety of topics, including: the works of Al-Ghazali, Rumi. His most prominent work was the Gift of the Generous (Tuhfatul karaam) was his most famous work it dealt with a compendium of the lives of Sufis from the times of Muhammad until the late 12th/18th century, an account of the martyrs of Karbala, and a work of general history.[1]
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