Muhammad Siyar

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]

Muhammad Siyar
Born1770
Chitral
Died1840
Chitral
Academic background
Academic work
Main interestsHistory, Romantic Poetry, Epic Poetry
Notable worksShahnamah-i-Chitral

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.
  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.
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