| Umro Ayyar | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Hamzanama |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Umro |
| Gender | Male |
| Weapon | Suleimani |
| Home | Tilism-e-Hoshruba |
Umro Ayyar or Amar Ayyar is a fictional character, an ayyār,[a] in Tilism-e-Hoshruba, an Urdu recension of the Islamic epic Hamzanama (originally in Persian). He was first written about during the time of Mughal Emperor Akbar and many stories and novels have been written about him since.[1][2]
Modern Urdu authors like Zaheer Ahmed,[3] Mazhar Kaleem,[4] Safdar Shaheen and Akhter Rizvi[5] have written various different stories about the character.
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- ^ "Ayyar, ʻUmro (Fictitious character) [WorldCat Identities]".
- ^ Ahmad, Dr Saeed; Fatima, Ambar (1 March 2020). "عمر و عیار۔ داستانِ امیر حمزہ کا ایک دلچسپ کردار". Noor e Tahqeeq. 4 (13): 49–55 – via ojs.lgu.edu.pk.
- ^ "Umro Aur Botal Ka Jin by Zaheer Ahmed]". 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Umro Aur Veran Qila by Mazhar Kaleem M.A]".
- ^ "Tilism-i-Hoshruba: Umro Ayyar Collection Series".