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Umro Ayyar (Urdu: عمرو عیار) is a fictional character from eastern literature lives in Tilism-e-Hoshruba which is included in the Hamzanama. He was first written about in the during the time of Mughal Empire King Jalaluddin Akbar.[1] Many stories and novels have been written about him.[2]

Umro Ayyar
First appearance	Dastan-e-Amir Hamza
In-universe information
Nickname	Umro
Gender	Male
Weapon	Suleimani
Home	Tilism-e-Hoshruba

Many authors like Zaheer Ahmed,[3] Mazhar Kaleem M.A[4] Safdar Shaheen and Akhter Rizvi[5] have been written story books about him.

Plot

Umro Ayyar is a thief and most famous character of Dastan-e-Amir Hamza after Amir Hamza. He's known for his cleverness and theft in the city 'Tilism-e-Hoshruba'. His life is full of adventure. It is his habit to travel around the world and to face evils and bad spirits. Umro has a Zambeel[6] from which he can extract whatever he wants. He mostly use it to show off and to kill evils. He used to steal and help the needy people.

In fiction

Films

Film	Director	Role
Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning (2022)	Azfar Jafri	Usman Mukhtar[7]

Animated films

Film	Director
The Chronicles of Umro Ayyar (2023)	Syed Arsalan Ali Haris Basharat[8]

Dramas

Drama	Writer	Role
Ainak Wala Jin (1993)	Abdul Hameed	Nisar Butt[9]

Other Books

No.	Book	Writer(s)	Publisher
1	Hamzanama[10]	Ghalib Lakhnavi	Modern Library
2	Umru Ayar (comics)[11]	Hasan Ansari	Kachee Goliyan
3	Tilism-e-Hoshruba[12]	Shahnaz Aijazuddin	Penguin Books Ltd
4	Hoshruba: The Land and the Tilism[13]	Musharraf Ali Farooqi	Penguin Random House India Private Ltd

References

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