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Encyclopedia > Alaol

Alaol is arguably the greatest of the medieval poets of Bengal. He is thought to be born 1608 in Faridpur, Bangladesh. Perhaps his most well known work is Padmavati, which depicts the story of the Sri Lankan princess Padmavati. There is an important literary prize named after him in Bangladesh, the Alaol Puroshkar. A database query syntax error has occurred. ...


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  • Banglapedia article on Alaol (http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/A_0160.htm)

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Alaol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (175 words)
Alaol (Bangla: আলাওল) (1607-1680 CE) was a medieval poet in Bengal.
Born in Faridpur, Alaol is believed to be kidnapped by Portuguese pirates while travelling on boat with his father.
Alaol worked as a bodyguard for a while, but slowly is reputation as a poet spread.
Local News on Bangladesh (1438 words)
It is widely believed that Alaol was born in Jalalpur under the district of Faridpur in Bangladesh in the early years of the seventeenth century probably in 1607.
Alaol's father died in the scuffle and on a lucky escape he managed to arrive at Arakan where he was recruited for the army and taken in the cavalry section.
Alaol began to translate the religious treatise Tuhfa from Persian and came to an end of it in 1665.
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