Syed Sultan ( bn, সৈয়দ সুলতান) was a medieval

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writer and epic poet. He is best known for his

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, the ''Nabibangsha'', which was one of the first translations of the Qisas Al-Anbiya into the

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. His literary works have been included in the curriculum of school level, secondary, and higher secondary

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. His origin is debated though most attribute his origin to

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. There are claims that he is the same person as a certain Syed Sultan from

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, although this is highly unlikely due to the time periods.

Bibliography

*''Nabibangsha'' (The Prophets of Islam, a big epic about more than 20 prophets from

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and Isa.) *''Rasulcharita'' **''Shab-e-Meraj'' (The Night of Ascension) **''Ofate Rasul'' (Death of the Messenger) *''Jaikum Rajar Lorai'' (King Jaikum's Battle) *''Iblis Nama'' (Book of Iblis) *''Gyan Pradeep'' (Lamp of Knowledge) *''Gyan Chautisha''(Chautisha of Knowledge; abridged version of the above) *''Marfati Gan'' *''Padabali''

References

* Bangla Sahitya (Bengali Literature), the national textbook of intermediate (college) level of

published in 1996 by all educational boards. 1550 births 1648 deaths Bengali Muslims 16th-century Bengalis 17th-century Bengalis People from Chittagong District Bengali male poets Bengali writers Bengali-language writers 16th-century Bengali poets 17th-century Bengali poets {{Bangladesh-poet-stub