Mirza Sahiban | |
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Folk tale | |
Name | Mirza Sahiban |
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Pakistan India |
Region | Punjab |
Origin Date | 16th or 17th century |
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Punjabi folklore ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ • پنجابی لوک ریت |
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Punjab portal |
Mirza Sahiban ( Punjabi: مرزا صاحباں ( Shahmukhi), ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ ( Gurmukhi); mirzā sāhibāṁ) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The story was written by Pilu, a poet who lived during 16th century in Punjab. [5] Mirza and Sahiban were lovers who lived in Khewa, a town in the Jhang District which was Sahiban's ancestral village. Mirza was the son of Banjal, a Kharal chief of Danabad while Sahiban was the daughter of Khiva Khan, a Sial chief. [5]
Both Mirza and Sahiban ran away to marry against Sahiban's parents' wishes. While eloping Mirza stopped under a jand tree, where he rested for a while and fell asleep. Sahiban did not want to begin her new life through her brothers' bloodshed. She decided to break all the arrows of Mirza thinking she will beg her brothers for their acceptance so that nobody would get hurt. When Sahiban's brothers reached near them, Mirza woke up but discovered that his arrows were broken, and was killed by Sahiban's brothers. Sahiban could not bear this loss and chose to end her own life by stabbing herself with an arrow.
There have been various film interpretations of the folk tale:
Mirza was the son of Banjal, a Kharal Jat Chief of Danabad in the Montgomery district. Sahiban was the daughter of the Jat Chief Khiva Khan belonging to the Syal clan ...
Mirza Sahiban | |
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Folk tale | |
Name | Mirza Sahiban |
Country |
Pakistan India |
Region | Punjab |
Origin Date | 16th or 17th century |
This article is part of the series |
Punjabi folklore ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ • پنجابی لوک ریت |
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Punjab portal |
Mirza Sahiban ( Punjabi: مرزا صاحباں ( Shahmukhi), ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ ( Gurmukhi); mirzā sāhibāṁ) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The story was written by Pilu, a poet who lived during 16th century in Punjab. [5] Mirza and Sahiban were lovers who lived in Khewa, a town in the Jhang District which was Sahiban's ancestral village. Mirza was the son of Banjal, a Kharal chief of Danabad while Sahiban was the daughter of Khiva Khan, a Sial chief. [5]
Both Mirza and Sahiban ran away to marry against Sahiban's parents' wishes. While eloping Mirza stopped under a jand tree, where he rested for a while and fell asleep. Sahiban did not want to begin her new life through her brothers' bloodshed. She decided to break all the arrows of Mirza thinking she will beg her brothers for their acceptance so that nobody would get hurt. When Sahiban's brothers reached near them, Mirza woke up but discovered that his arrows were broken, and was killed by Sahiban's brothers. Sahiban could not bear this loss and chose to end her own life by stabbing herself with an arrow.
There have been various film interpretations of the folk tale:
Mirza was the son of Banjal, a Kharal Jat Chief of Danabad in the Montgomery district. Sahiban was the daughter of the Jat Chief Khiva Khan belonging to the Syal clan ...