Amir Kror Suri
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Amir Kror Suri also known as Jahan Pahlawan, is a legend
ary character in Pashtun
national history and is claimed to have become the governor of Mandesh
in Ghor.
. None of this, however, is confirmed or supported by other historians.
According to legend, Amir Kror was a renowned fighter and challenged several people at a time. Because of his bravery and strength, he is given the Pashto title Kror, meaning "hard" and "strong". It is claimed that he had conquered the fortresses of Ghor, Balishtan, Kheisar, Tamran and Barkoshak and assisted the Caliphate
of Islam
, but there are no historical documents or proofs for this claim.
, Bost
and Zamindawar
.
Legend
A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude...
ary character in Pashtun
Pashtun people
Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...
national history and is claimed to have become the governor of Mandesh
Mandesh
-History:The region was governed under a Malik named Suri and the population was not yet converted to Islam....
in Ghor.
Description in Pashtun folklore
According to some Pashtun historians, Amir Kror Sori was the son of a man named Amir Polad Suri who was the governor of Ghor. Allegedly, he lived in the time of Abu Muslim Khorasani and became the first poet of Pashto languagePashto language
Pashto , known as Afghani in Persian and Pathani in Punjabi , is the native language of the indigenous Pashtun people or Afghan people who are found primarily between an area south of the Amu Darya in Afghanistan and...
. None of this, however, is confirmed or supported by other historians.
According to legend, Amir Kror was a renowned fighter and challenged several people at a time. Because of his bravery and strength, he is given the Pashto title Kror, meaning "hard" and "strong". It is claimed that he had conquered the fortresses of Ghor, Balishtan, Kheisar, Tamran and Barkoshak and assisted the Caliphate
Caliphate
The term caliphate, "dominion of a caliph " , refers to the first system of government established in Islam and represented the political unity of the Muslim Ummah...
of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
, but there are no historical documents or proofs for this claim.
Death and succession
According to legend, Amir Kror Suri died in 154 H./771 A.D. in the Battle of Poshanj (which is a village in ancient city of Herat, Afghanistan) and was succeeded by his son, Amir Naser, who took control of the territories of Ghor, SurSur
Sur was a literary journal published in Buenos Aires. Its main backer was Victoria Ocampo, and it was supported intellectually by the Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset. Many of the earliest editions of Sur carry the colophon of Ortega's Revista de Occidente...
, Bost
Bost
-Places:*Alternative name for Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan*Bost Airport, near Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan*Bost, Allier, a commune in central France-People:*John Bost, French Reformed pastor and social pioneer...
and Zamindawar
Zamindawar
Zamindawar is a historical district of Afghanistan, situated on the right bank of the Helmand River to the northwest of Kandahar bordering the road which leads from Kandahar to Herat via Farah....
.
Additional readings
- "Afghanistan" by Manohar Singh Batra. PP. 9–14
- "Pata KhazanaPata KhazanaPata Khazāna is the title of a disputed manuscript written in Pashto language...
:" Abdul Hai Habibi - "Amir Kror and his Ancestory": Abdul Hai Habibi - http://www.alamahabibi.com/English%20Articles%5CAmir_Kror_and_His_Ancestry.htm