Mirza Sahiban

Mirza Sahiban
Mirza Sahiban
	Photograph of a fresco illustrating Mirza being killed by Sahiba’s brothers, artwork located at Palkiana Sahib near Tarn Taran, taken in 1971
Folk tale
Name	Mirza Sahiban
Country	Pakistan; India
Region	Punjab
Origin Date	16th or 17th century

Mirza Sahiban (Punjabi: مرزا صاحباں (Shahmukhi), ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ (Gurmukhi); mirzā sāhibāṁ) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Heer Ranjha, Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Jamal Shahid (11 January 2015). "A beloved folk story comes to life". Dawn. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ Karan Bali (13 September 2016). "Before 'Mirzya', Mirza and Sahiban have died over and over again for their love (Numerous versions of the legend exist, including productions in Punjabi on both sides of the border)". Scroll.in website. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Love Legends in History of Punjab". Punjabi World website. 20 April 2007. Archived from the original on 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ Sahibaan remains unheard. The Hindu (newspaper), Published 11 October 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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Romances Heer Ranjha Mirza Sahiban Sohni Mahiwal Sassui Punhun Yusuf and Zulaikha Laila and Majnun Dhola Maru
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