Sunday, 6 October 2013

HISTORY OF PASHTO POETS

Notable figures



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
Shaikh Mal, 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)
Haleema Khattak (Pashto), A pashto poet and the daughter of Khushal khan khattak, The Warrior Poet and the father of Pashto
Abdul Qader Khattak (Pashto)
Ajmal Khattak(Pashto poet)
Pareshan Khattak (Pashto)
Dr Raj Wali Shah Khattak (Pashto)
Khan Roshan Khan (Pashtun historian and author)
Nazoo Anaa (Pashto)
Ghani Khan (Pashto)
Hamza Baba (Pashto)
Kabir Stori (Pashto)
Babarzai (Pashto)
Seen be Be i.e. س ب ب abbrevition of سیدہ بشری بیگم.The first ever pushto poet 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)
Abaseen Yousafzai (Pashto)
Dr. Israr Atal (Pashto)
Ikram Ullah Gran (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)
Dr. Saadat Khan Saghir Khattak(Pashto/Urdu)

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