Zainuddin (poet)
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| birth_date = 15th-century
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Zainuddin ({{langx|bn|জৈনুদ্দীন}} or {{lang|bn|জএনুদ্দিন}}) was a medieval Bengali poet of the 15th century. He was under the patronage of Prince Yusuf Khan, who would later become the Sultan of Bengal.{{cite book |author=Abdul Karim |url=https://archive.org/details/mittabadider-mukhush-unmuchon/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8/page/n85/mode/2up |title=বাংলার ইতিহাস: মুসলিম বিজয় থেকে সিপাহী বিপ্লব পর্যন্ত [১২০০-১৮৫৭ খ্রিঃ] |publisher=বড়াল প্রকাশনী |date=August 1999 |location=Dhaka |page=90 |language=bn}}
Early life and education
Zainuddin was born into a Bengali Muslim family in the 15th century. His father, Moinuddin, claimed descent from Abu Bakr, a companion of Muhammad and the inaugural Rashidun Caliph. Zainuddin was a Sufi murid, and his pir was Shah Muhammad Khan.
Career
Between 1472 and 1473, Zainuddin composed a fictional tale titled Rasul Bijay, the source of which is said to have been a novel in the Persian language. Its plot consisted of a war in which Jaikum, a fictional king of Iraq, was defeated by the Muslims who were led by Muhammad.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98119/page/n451/mode/2up|title=A Descriptive Catalogue Of Bengali Manuscripts|author1=Abdul Karim, Munshi|author2=Sharif, Ahmed|editor=Hussain, Syed Sajjad|location=Dacca|publisher=Asiatic Society of Pakistan|year=1960}} The book was sponsored by Yusuf Khan, the son of Sultan Rukunuddin Barbak Shah of the Ilyas Shahi dynasty.{{cite Banglapedia|author=Ahmed, Wakil|article=Jainuddin}}
Further reading
- {{cite journal|journal=Mahe Nao|title=Kabi Zainuddin|author=Nazirul Islam, Muhammad Sufian|date=May 1957}}
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Category:15th-century Bengali poets
Category:15th-century Indian Muslims
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