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- When Sahiban's brothers reached near them, Mirza woke up but discovered that his arrows were broken, and was killed by Sahiban's brothers. Sahiban could not bear this loss and chose to end her own life by stabbing herself with an arrow.
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Sahiban did not want to begin her new life through her brothers' bloodshed. She decided to break all the arrows of Mirza thinking she will beg her brothers for their acceptance so that nobody would get hurt.
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Mirza Sahiban (Punjabi: مرزا صاحباں , ਮਿਰਜ਼ਾ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਂ ; mirzā sāhibāṁ) is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Heer Ranjha , Sohni Mahiwal and Sassi Punnun .
- The legend of Mirza-Sahiban is one of the four tragic romances that are most popular in the folklore of Punjab. The other three tragic romances are the stories of Heer-Ranjha, Soni-Mahiwal and Sassi-Punnun.
- Mirza Khan's father was Wanjhal Khan, the leader of the Kharal tribe in Danabad, a town in the Jaranwala area of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Sahiban, on the other hand, was the daughter of Khewa Khan, the chief of Khewa, a town in Sial territory in the Jhang district, Pakistan.
- The legend goes that in the village of Kheewa, a woman died after giving birth to a son. Another woman nearby had just given birth to a daughter, and she took mercy on the motherless child and brought him up along with her own daughter, breastfeeding both the children.
- These two 'milk siblings' grew up and went on to marry other people. The girl, called Fateh Bibi, married a man named Wanjal Khan and they had a son called Mirza.
Apr 4, 2023 · On the day of the wedding, Mirza arrives to take Sahiban away, but Sahiban is torn between her love for Mirza and her duty to her family. In a moment of desperation, Sahiban cuts the rope of Mirza’s bow, rendering him defenseless against her brothers.
While Mirza was asleep, Sahiban snapped Mirza’s arrows so that Mirza wouldn’t kill Sahibans brothers. When she woke up, she saw, Mirzas dead body was right next to her. Soon after she grabbed one of the broken arrows and stabbed herself with it, ending her life.
