Sassi Punnun

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Sassi Punnun is a legendary romantic tragic tale from Punjabi (and broader South Asian) folklore, often celebrated as one of the classic love stories of the region.

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Label Occurrences
Sassi Punnun canonical 3
Sassi Punnhun 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf South Asian folklore narrative
folktale
legendary love story
romantic tragedy
belongsToGenre romantic folklore
tragic romance
featuresSetting desert
Chanhudaro
surface form: town of Bhambore
featuresSocialGroup royalty
traders
hasAlternativeSpelling Sassi Punnun self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sassi Punnhun

Sassi Punnu
hasCulturalContext Balochi folklore
Punjabi folklore
Sindhi folklore
South Asian folklore
hasCulturalSignificanceIn India
Pakistan
hasMainCharacter Punnun
Sassi
hasNotablePoeticRetellingBy Fazal Shah
Hashim Shah
Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
hasOriginRegion Punjab
Sindh
hasTheme devotion
fate
love
separation
social barriers
influences performing arts
regional music
regional poetry
isAdaptedIn folk songs
oral storytelling
regional films
stage plays
isAssociatedWith Sufi literary tradition
isComparableTo Heer Ranjha
Heer Ranjha
surface form: Laila Majnu

Sohni Mahiwal
isPartOf Seven Queens of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai
isRegardedAs classic love story
tragic love story
languageTradition Balochi
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Sindhi

Referenced by (4)

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Punjabi literature hasNotableWork Sassi Punnun
Sassi Punnun hasAlternativeSpelling Sassi Punnun self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sassi Punnhun
Mirza Sahiban relatedWork Sassi Punnun
Sohni Mahiwal isOftenGroupedWith Sassi Punnun