Makhfi Badakhshi

Sayyida Makhfi-Badakhshi (1876-1963) (Persian: سیده مخفی بدخشی‎, was a poet from Khulm (Tashqurghan), Afghanistan. Her first publication was between in 1992 by a monthly magazine. In the 1990s, her first collection of poetry was published in Faizabad, India. Only few of her works have been translated into English. Sayyida was famous for her ghazals.[1]

Makhfi Badakhshi
Native name
مخفی بدخشی
Born1876
Faizabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Died1963 (aged 86–87)
Fayzabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
OccupationPoet
LanguagePersian
NationalityAfghan
CitizenshipAfghanistan
Home townQara Qoozi, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Life

Sayyida Makhfi-Badakhshi was educated privately until she moved from Khulm to Badakhshan. She had two brother's, Mir Muhammad Ghamgin and Mir Suhrab Shah Sawda, who were also poets.[2] In 1951, she made an impression on contemporary poet Khalilullah Khalili.[3]

Between 1880 and 1901, under the rule of Abdur Rahman Khan, Makhfi-Badakhshi's family was exiled to Kandahar, where they lived for 20 years.

Works

References
  1. Adamec, Ludwig W. Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. 4th ed. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2012. Print. Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East.
  2. "Armanshahr" (PDF). Openasia.org. January 2013. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  3. Adamec, Ludwig W. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. Toronto: Scarecrow Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-8108-7815-0. OCLC 727126724.
  4. "Sayyida Makhfi Badakhsi - Dr. Sayyid Ikramuddin Hisariyan (Persian) : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive". Archive.org. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  5. "Kābul, Number 271, Volume 20, Issue 11, August 24, 1950 - World Digital Library". Wdl.org. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
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