# Umar Marvi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Umar_Marvi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Umar_Marvi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Marvi > Source revision: 1353584868 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Folktale from Sindh, Pakistan Umar Marvi The Umarkot Fort, where Marvi was imprisoned Folk tale Name Umar Marvi Also known as Marui Country Pakistan Region Sindh Origin Date 14th century **Umar Marvi**[a] is a traditional [Sindhi folktale](/source/Sindhi_folklore) dating back to the 14th century, and first penned by [Shah Abdul Karim Bulri](/source/Shah_Abdul_Karim_Bulri) in the 16th century. It follows the story of a village girl Marvi, who resists the overtures of a powerful local ruler and the temptation to live in the palace as a queen, preferring to be in a simple rural environment with her own village folk.[1][2] ## Origins The story first appears in the text of "**Bayan Ul Arifeen**", known to the [Sindhis](/source/Sindhis) as "**Karim Jo Risalo**" of [Shah Abdul Karim of Bulri](/source/Shah_Abdul_Karim_Bulri), the great-great-grandfather of [Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai](/source/Shah_Abdul_Latif_Bhittai).[3] It then appeared in [Shah Jo Risalo](/source/Shah_Jo_Risalo) and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from [Sindh](/source/Sindh), [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). The other six tales are *[Sassui Punnhun](/source/Sassui_Punnhun)*, *[Sohni Mehar](/source/Sohni_Mahiwal)*, *[Lilan Chanesar](/source/Lilan_Chanesar)*, *[Noori Jam Tamachi](/source/Noori_Jam_Tamachi)*, *[Sorath Rai Diyach](/source/Sorath_Rai_Diyach)* and *[Momal Rano](/source/Momal_Rano)* commonly known as [the Seven Queens of Sindh](/source/The_Seven_Queens_of_Sindh), or the Seven heroines of [Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai](/source/Shah_Abdul_Latif_Bhittai). ## Folklore The protagonist of the story is Marvi, a young [Khaskheli](/source/Tharparkar) girl of the Panhwar tribe abducted by the then-ruler of [Umerkot](/source/Umerkot), Umar Soomro, who wanted to marry her because of her beauty. Upon her refusal, she was imprisoned in the historic [Umarkot Fort](/source/Umarkot_Fort) for several years. Because of her courage, Marvi is regarded as a symbol of love for one's soil and homeland.[4] ## In popular culture - [Pakistan Television Corporation](/source/Pakistan_Television_Corporation) ran a serial adaptation called [Marvi](/source/Marvi) in 1993. The series depicts the story of Marvi and Umar in a modern setting. Ghazal Siddique played the title role, while [Hassam Qazi](/source/Hassam_Qazi) played Umer. - [Umar Marvi](/source/Umar_Marvi_(film)) is a Pakistani film adapted from this folktale, produced by Syed Hussain Ali Shah Fazlani, directed by Shaikh Hassan and starring Fazlani himself, [Nighat Sultana](/source/Nighat_Sultana), [Noor Mohammed Charlie](/source/Noor_Mohammed_Charlie) and [Bibbo](/source/Bibbo_(actress)). Released on March 12, 1956, it was the first-ever [Sindhi-language feature film](/source/Sindhi_cinema) made in Pakistan. - *Umar Marui*, is a [Sindhi](/source/Sindhi_language) play by Indian writer [Ram Panjwani](/source/Ram_Punjwani).[5] - *Aayi Aayi*, a Sindhi song in [Coke Studio season 15](/source/Coke_Studio_(Pakistani_TV_series)_season_15), was inspired by the story of Umar Marvi.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - [Sindhi folklore](/source/Sindhi_folklore) - [Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai](/source/Shah_Abdul_Latif_Bhittai) ## Further reading - [Baloch, N. A.](/source/Nabi_Bux_Khan_Baloch) 1976. [*Umar Marvi*](http://www.sindhiadabiboard.org/Catalogue/Folk_Litrature/Book16/Book_page1.html) (in Sindhi). Jamshoro: [Sindhi Adabi Board](/source/Sindhi_Adabi_Board). - [Chapter on Marui from the book Tarikh i Tahiri written by the author Mir Tahir Muhammad Nasyani](https://books.google.com/books?id=9-yUPk_Q5VsC&dq=The+dynasty+of+sumra+260&pg=PA260)[6] ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** or **Marui**; [Sindhi](/source/Sindhi_language): عمر مارئي‎ ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Schimmel, Annemarie (1 January 1976). ["Shah Abdul Latif's Life and Teaching"](https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004378544_010). *Pain and Grace*. Brill: 157. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1163/9789004378544_010](https://doi.org/10.1163%2F9789004378544_010). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-90-04-37854-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-04-37854-4). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Dr. N. A. Baloch (1976). *Popular Folk Stories: Umar Marui*. Hyderabad: Sindhi Adabi Board.{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Schimmel, Annemarie (1974). [*Sindhi Literature*](https://books.google.com/books?id=oMhmKS73XtIC&q=schimmel+bulri&pg=PA12). Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-3-447-01560-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-447-01560-8). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-ShahLatif_5-0)** Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, [*Shah Jo Risalo*](https://bhurgri.com/bhurgri/amar/%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Drama - Professor Ram Panjwani"](http://rampanjwani.com/Drama). *rampanjwani.com*. Retrieved 2020-11-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** [The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians](/source/The_History_of_India%2C_as_Told_by_Its_Own_Historians) by Eliot and Dawson, Volume 1, Page 260 ## External links - ["Umer Maruee: A Symbol of Patriotism"](http://www.museindia.com/focuscontent.asp?issid=39&id=2813) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121255/http://www.museindia.com/focuscontent.asp?issid=39&id=2813) 2016-03-04 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). [*MuseIndia*](http://www.museindia.com), 39, Sept.-Oct. 2011. - [Sur Marvi](http://bhurgri.com/bhurgri/sd_shah_marui.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110425040846/http://www.bhurgri.com/bhurgri/sd_shah_marui.php) 2011-04-25 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), by [Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai](/source/Shah_Abdul_Latif_Bhittai) (Sindhi). - [Sur Marvi](https://web.archive.org/web/20091019173003/http://geocities.com/thebhittai/lateef28.html) (translated into English by [Elsa Kazi](/source/Elsa_Kazi)). - [Drama Adaptation of Umar Marvi (Urdu)](http://www.pakistanitvdrama.com/tag/noor-muhammad-lashari) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Umar Marvi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Marvi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Marvi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.