Shah Hussain
Shah Hussain | |
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| شاہ حسین | |
Painting of the Punjabi Sufi saint Shah Hussain Qalandar, ca.1770 | |
| Born | Hussain 1538 CE (945 AH) |
| Died | 1599 CE (1008 AH) |
| Resting place | Darbar Shah Hussain, Baghbanpura, Lahore |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Era | Early Mughal era |
| Notable work | Kāfiyā'n Shah Hussain |
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| Language | Punjabi |
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Shah Hussain (Punjabi: [ʃaː(ɦ) ɦʊˈsɛːn]; 1538 – 1599), also known as Mādhū Lāl Hussain, was a Punjabi Sufi poet, who is regarded as a pioneer of the Kafi form in Punjabi poetry; and the first major early-modern poet in the Punjab, living during the 16th century in the early Mughal era, the Mughal interregnum with the Sur era, and the Mughal restoration.