Who was the first novelist of urdu?

There's no single definitive answer to who the very first Urdu novelist was, as the development of the Urdu novel was a gradual process. However, Mir Amman is widely considered a pioneer and often cited as the author of one of the earliest, if not *the* earliest, Urdu novels, with his work *Bagho Bāgh Bahār* ( باغ باغ بہار). While it has elements of other genres, its length and narrative structure significantly contribute to its claim as a foundational work of Urdu fiction.