An analytical assessment of the historiography of Mirza Ghulam Hyder Beg.
Abstract
Mirza, a sub-tribe/clan of the Persian origin live in historical
neighborhood of old Hyderabad town known as Tando Agha, enjoys a
distinct academic position in the cultural and intellectual firmament of
the city. Born in this academic family, Mirza Ghulam Hyder Beg
"Qambar" was a unique and accomplished personality of his Age who
indeed excelled amongst his astute refined contemporaries owing to his
noble conduct and dignified mannerism. He was a well-known Elegiac
poet and an impressive narrator `Dastango` of this genre. His elders
belonged to Chughtai Mughal tribe of Delhi and had later settled in
Thatta before coming to Hyderabad Sindh. Mirza Ghulam Hyder's
grandfather Mirza Murad Ali Beg "Sa'il" was also a meritorious Elegiac
poet and a reciter of the "Marsia" and had established the tradition of
Elegy in 1173 Hejra. Some of this worn out, tattered and decrepit pieces
of poetic manuscript were later obtained from his great grandson Mirza
Manzoor Ali Beg. These include remnants of Masnavi Firaqnama Syeda
Fatima Sughra, 13 historic quatrains, a poem about the principles of
Abjad (numerological prosody), 7 Elegies, 3 Salams and 12 Rubais. The
historiographic Quatrain is one of the salient genres of Sindhi poetry and
is suitably used to preserve history of an event via words. About 13 such
historiographic Quatrains have been secured from the extant poetry of
Mirza Ghulam Hyder. This article encompasses an indepth study of the
poet's art of historiographic versification.
Mirza Dabir. (2018) ميرزا غالم حيدر بيگ جي تاريخ گوئيَء جو فني جائزو, Sindhi Boli (Research Journal), Volume-11, Issue-2.
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