WRITER

Sultan Bahu

1630 - 1691

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Sultan Bahu (also spelled as Sultan Bahoo; Punjabi: [sʊltaːn baːɦuː]; 17 January 1630 – 1 March 1691), was a Punjabi Muslim poet, Sufi, scholar, and historian of the 17th century. Renowned for his mystical poetry, he was active during the reigns of Mughal emperors Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. Little is known about Bahu's life, other than what was written in a hagiography called Manaqib-i Sultani seven generations after Bahu's own time. According to these records, he was born in Shorkot into the Awan tribe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sultan Bahu is the 4,876th most popular writer (down from 4,683rd in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 76th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Pakistani Writer.

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Among writers, Sultan Bahu ranks 4,876 out of 7,302. Before him are Ariel Dorfman, Robert Leckie, Jim Harrison, Suniti Kumar Chatterji, Olav Aukrust, and Lucy Hawking. After him are Pieter Jelles Troelstra, Paul Theroux, Tua Forsström, Dương Thu Hương, Peter Ackroyd, and Eugenio Espejo.

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Among people born in 1630, Sultan Bahu ranks 27. Before him are Cornelis Pietersz Bega, Jean Richer, Lorenzo Gafà, Silvestro Valier, Kaibara Ekken, and Lucy Walter.  Among people deceased in 1691, Sultan Bahu ranks 16. Before him are Cornelis Tromp, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Richard Baxter, Isaac de Benserade, and Adrien Auzout.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Sultan Bahu ranks 85 out of 217. Before him are J. B. Kripalani (1888), Yash Chopra (1932), Prithviraj Kapoor (1906), Nasirul Mulk (1950), Duleep Singh (1838), and Art Malik (1952). After him are Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950), Bulleh Shah (1680), Maryam Nawaz (1973), Birbal Sahni (1891), and Gulzar (1934).

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Among WRITERS In Pakistan

Among writers born in Pakistan, Sultan Bahu ranks 10. Before him are Amrita Pritam (1919), Krishna Sobti (1925), Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1690), Rahman Baba (1632), Tariq Ali (1943), and Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911). After him are Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941), Bulleh Shah (1680), Bhisham Sahni (1915), Parveen Shakir (1952), Asma Barlas (1950), and Mulk Raj Anand (1905).

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