Shah Hussain

Shah Hussain
Shah Hussain
شاہ حسین
	Miniature painting of Sufi saint, Madho Lal Hussain (right)
Born	Hussain; 1539 CE (945 AH); Lahore, Punjab, Mughal Empire; (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died	1599 CE (1008 AH); near Ravi River, Lahore, Lahore Subah, Punjab, Mughal Empire; (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Resting place	Darbar Shah Hussain, Baghbanpura, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupation	Poet
Era	Early Mughal-era
Notable work	Kāfiyā'n Shah Hussain
	Writing career
Language	Punjabi
Genres	Sufism; tragedy;

Shah Hussain (Punjabi: شاہ حسین (Shahmukhi); ਸ਼ਾਹ ਹੁਸੈਨ (Gurmukhi); 1538 – 1599), also known as Madhoo Lal Hussain, was a 16th-century Punjabi Sufi poet who is regarded as a pioneer of the Kafi form of Punjabi poetry. He lived during the ruling periods of Mughal emperors Akbar and his son Jahangir.^[1]^[2]

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