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4 unusual facts about Pir Roshan


1525 in poetry

Pir Roshan (died 1582/1585), Pashtun warrior poet and intellectual who wrote in Persian and Arabic

1582 in poetry

1582/1585: Pir Roshan (born 1525), Pashtun warrior poet and intellectual who wrote in Persian and Arabic

Pir Roshan

Based on the successes gained by a small group of dedicated people against The Mughal Empire and Akbars Din-i-Ilahi the Roshanniya Movement became somewhat of a legend which seems to have made its way to the Universities of Europe such as University of Tübingen Germany.

Pir Roshan assembled Pashtun armies to fight against the Mughal emperor Akbar in response to Akbar's continuous military agitations, and to counter Akbar's Din-e Ilahi.



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