Qazi Qadan (1493–1551) (), born in Bakkar/Bukkur (present day

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), was the first Sindhi

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poet from

in modern-day

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, during the

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. He is also called "The Father of Classical Sindhi Poetry". Qadan died in

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Name

There has been a dispute regarding his name. Some have listed it as "Qazi Qazan" and others "Qazi Qadam", the former appearing less frequently in the earliest sources. Many scholars have concluded "Qazi Qazan" was a misspelling of his real name "Qazi Qadan".

Family

Masum Shah writes in his Tariki e Masoom that Qazi came from a pious religious family, his ancestors were from Sehwan and

Thatta Thatta is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Thatta was the medieval capital of Sindh, and served as the seat of power for three successive dynasties. Its construction was ordered by Jam Nizamuddin II in 1495. Thatta's historic signif ...

. His great-grandfather Qazi Abdul-ul-Khair was the first person who migrated to

Bukkur Bukkur, Bakhar or Bhakkar is a historical city and an Island fort situated between Rohri and Sukkur in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Bhakkar is also known as "Old Sukkur". Features The island is a limestone rock, oval in shape, long by wi ...

. His ancestors were from Sehwan; taking that reference, many scholars likes of Daudpota have called Qazi Qadam "Sehwani" (one who came from Sehwan).

References

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