Famous Punjabi Folklores – Famouspunjabi.com
Rai Abdullah Bhatti Shaheed popularly known as Dulla bhatti or ‘Robinhood of Punjab’ or ‘Son of Punjab’ was a Muslim Rajput from Punjab region. He was born to Farid khan and Ladhi in Sandal Bar ,near Faisalabad in Punjab (modern day Pakistan). He was a master of guerrilla warfare which he beautifully used in his fights against Mughals . Born in reign of Shahjahan and Akbar the famous Mughals in 16th century, he denied to…
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Heer is an extremely beautiful woman, born into a wealthy Jat family of the Sial tribe in Jhang, Punjab. Ranjha (whose first name is Dheedo; Ranjha is the surname), also a Jat of the Ranjha tribe, is the youngest of four brothers and lives in the village of Takht Hazara by the river Chenab. Being his father’s favorite son, unlike his brothers who had to toil in the lands, he led a life of ease…
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In the 18th century (late Mughal period), the beautiful girl Sohni was born to a potter named Tulla (Toolha). They were from the Kumhar caste, and lived in Gujran, Punjab. At the time, Gujran, on the river Chenab, was a caravanserai on the trade route between Bukhara and Delhi. As Sohni grew up, she helped her father decorate his pots. Their shop is said to have been near Rampyari Mahal by the river. As soon as…
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