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Sohni Mahiwal ((パンジャーブ語:ਸੋਹਣੀ ਮਹੀਂਵਾਲ)) ((シンド語:سهڻي ميهار)) is one of the four popular tragic romances of Punjab. The others are Sassi Punnun, Mirza Sahiba, and Heer Ranjha. Sohni Mahiwal is a tragic love story which reverts the classical motif of Hero and Leader. The heroine Sohni, unhappily married to a man she despises, swims every night across the river using an earthenware pot to keep afloat in the water, to where her beloved Mehar herds buffaloes. One night her sister-in-law replaces the earthenware pot with a vessel of unbaked clay, which dissolves in water and she dies in the whirling waves of the river. The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and is one of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh. The other six tales are ''Umar Marui'', ''Sassui Punhun'', ''Lilan Chanesar'', ''Noori Jam Tamachi'', ''Sorath Rai Diyach'' and ''Momal Rano'' commonly known as ''Seven Heroines'' ((シンド語:ست سورميون )) of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai. Shah begins the story at the most dramatic moment, when a young woman cries out for help in the cold river, attacked by crocodiles. The whole chapter (Sur Sohni) is merely an extension of this dreadful and yet hoped-for moment when the vessel of her body breaks and she, faithful to her pre-eternal love-covenant with Mehar, will be forever united through death. Sohni is one of the favourite folktales both in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan and India. ==Story== In the 18th century (late Mughal period), the beautiful girl Sohni was born to a potter named Tulla (Toolha). They were from the Kumhar caste, and lived in Gujrat, Punjab. At the time, Gujrat, on the river Chenab, was a caravanserai on the trade route between Bukhara and Delhi. As Sohni grew up, she helped her father decorate his pots. Their shop is said to have been near Rampyari Mahal by the river.〔(Folk Tales of Pakistan: Sohni Mahiwal - Pakistaniat.com )〕 As soon as the ''Surahis'' (water-pitchers) and mugs came off the wheel, she would draw artistic designs on them and set them up for sale. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sohni Mahiwal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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