Fazal Shah Sayyad
Fazal Shah Syed (1827–1890) was a 19th-century Punjabi poet known for his qissas (long poems) on tragic romances, most notably Sohni Mahiwal, Sassi Pannu, Heer Ranjha and Laila Majnu. Among his literary works, Sohni Mahinwal is considered to be the best. He was based in Lahore.
Fazal Shah Sayyad
- Born
- 1827
- Died
- 1890
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Languages
- Punjabi
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Fazal Shah Sayyad. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q5439163 · wikipedia · Fazal Shah Sayyad
In this article
Biography
He was born in 1827 in Punjab during the Sikh rule and resided in Nawan Kot, a suburb of Lahore (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) where he died in 1890.
The recorded working language is Punjabi.
Text attribution
Licensing
Text attribution
Part of the biographical narrative on this page reuses licensed material. Its origin, revision and licence are recorded here.
The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Fazal Shah Sayyad, revision 1372732400 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Mahapatra, B. P. THE WRITTEN LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD: A SURVEY OF THE DEGREE AND MODES OF USE, Volume II: INDIA. Book 1. Constitutional Languages. Laval University Press. 438. 1989. 9782763771861.
- 2.Amaresh Datta. The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature, v.2. Sahitya Akademi. 2006. 81-260-1194-7.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 25 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
39,529 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Fawziyya Abu KhalidAuthor
- Fay WeldonAuthor
- Faye KellermanAuthor
- Fayeq Abdul-JaleelAuthor
- Fazal ShahabuddinAuthor
- Fazel Khan GarrusiAuthor
- Fazil IskanderAuthor
- Fazil KashmiriAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Fazal Shah Sayyad?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.