Shaikh Chilli
Birth:951
Death:1012
Contrary to popular belief he was not a mythical or fictitious character.
Shaikh Chilli, his real name Shaikh Abul Fateh's great grandfather had come from Transoxiana to India and settled in a suburb of Badiyon, called Chilla. Mulla Abdul Qadir Badiyoni had introduced him to the court of Akbar where he gained fame as a great wit.
Compiled by:M. Nauman Khan / Ghulam Mohiuddin