Heyat Mahmud

Mahmud was born in 1693, to a Bengali Muslim family in the village of Jharbishila in Sarkar Ghoraghat, Bengal Subah, Mughal Empire. His father, Shah Kabir, was the Dewan of Ghoraghat and a poet in his spare time. His mother's name was Khairunnesa. Due to this, Mahmud was able to be employed by the Sarkar as a Qadi (Muslim judge).^[3]

Literary career

Mahmud has written four poetry compositions. As a resident of Ghoraghat, his works have strong influences from the

Mahmud died on 17 February, presumably in the year 1760. He was buried in a mazar (mausoleum) in his home village, Jharbishila. Every year since then, his urs is commemorated by the locals.^[4] His works became known to the mainstream through the efforts of Maulvi Mansuruddin.^[2]

A memorial center has been set up at the initiative of the Dinajpur District Council. In Mahmud's honour, a building of the Begum Rokeya University was named Kabi Heyat Mahmud Bhaban.^[5]

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